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Expats enjoy St. Patrick’s Day celebrations despite heavy snowfall in Moscow

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Published: 19 March, 2010, 20:39
Edited: 22 March, 2010, 03:14

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St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the government’s intent to fingerprint every citizen, Russian success at the Paralympics, and a snow blizzard in late March have got expats’ tongues wagging over the last seven days.

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St. Patricks day is a great festival which can reconcile the Russo-Eurasian with the Anglo-American world.

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