Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterTiny province longs for Mother Russia's embrace (AP)
Published 12/29/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - In a softly lit room, giggly teenagers rise from their desks and sing a hymn. Then the leader of the youth group starts a detailed reading of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's state of the nation address.
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