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Years ago people use to dream of living in France. My sister spent a year in Paris working for a French bank. But for the pay you get you can live in a small room in Paris with strange plumbing as many of the building codes are out of date.While in Moscow [...]

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Russia, the Russians and Putin

Putin, Russia and the Russians
Putin’s Russia
Although not exactly a Russian language topic it is worthy of some attention. Putin could fit the description more of an old believer czarist than a modern democratic president.
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I think the Russians generally like him as his imperialistic grab for natural resources has made the Russians the Arabs of [...]

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Fyodor Dostoevsky-If God did not exist

If God did not exist, all things would be permitted.
Dostoevsky is often quoted with this statement.  It comes from the ‘Brothers of Karamazov’.  Or does it?  The meaning of the quote is clear and powerful.  And goes along with Dostoevsky’s beliefs as illustrated in the ‘Brothers of Karamazov’. 
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My question is did he actaully write this [...]

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