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Ben Werner, Student Newspaper Editor
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The Russian Federation has also drafted its own national support programme with the aim of reviving and developing Finno-Ugrian cultures.
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Sveta Romanova, Intelligence Officer
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Russian language courses for foreigners at Center for Russian language and Culture in Moscow at University in Russia.
Both Communists and Russian Orthodox nationalists alike have teamed up to ensure that alien religious sects and cultures not be permitted to penetrate Russian territory.
It is unreasonable to expect Russia to become as open and liberal a society as the United States overnight, but the perception in America is that the Russians are not even trying to open up their society or to modernize their culture.
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Bori Gonbutoren, Reindeer Herder
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The Russian Orthodox church condemned the Alutiiq and Aleut cultures as being shamanism and dubbed all of their spiritual leaders as shamans.
The clash of the two cultures is well documented in Russian literature, in archaeological evidence, and in Aleut oral tradition.
Whole generations of Russians grew up apart from the culture of their fatherland, and customs which had lasted for hundreds of years were nearly lost.
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Anita Ganesh, Poet
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Russians do not treat life or art casually, and this is certainly true of their bond with Ilya Repin who, more than any other painter, created images which they identify with the very soul of their culture.
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Paddy McGuinness, Newsagent
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Thanks to growing interest of Russians to Celtic culture Russian Celtic Society was established in 1996.
Growing interest of Russians to Celtic music and culture influences at increasing of quantity of the bands all over Russia, which decided to play such music.
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Astrid Schuhmann, Backpacker
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The Centre for Russian Language and Culture organized several excursions to some of the most popular tourist sights in Moscow and the surroundings.
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Thomas Owens, Police Officer
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Russians are characterized as consumers and parasites, alcoholics with a propensity for theft, vandalism, and aggression, and an inability to appreciate, much less create, culture.
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