Foreigners learning Russian

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Sakari Linden from Finland: ‘Sometimes, I think that Russian is an engineering construct’

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William from Africa: ‘The Russian language is already flowing in my veins!’

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How a Chinese student became ‘fascinated with the Russian language & literature’

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Hilal from Türkiye: ‘My soul is close to the Russian language’