Russians don't give up

Enrique Flores

In Russia, as in many other countries in the world, leap years have a bad reputation.

Years of nasty surprises, unforeseen problems, and arduous testing are considered.

2020 has fully confirmed this belief.

In February, Russia was almost embroiled in Syria in a military confrontation with Turkey.

In March there was a drastic fall in world oil prices.

Then the global economic recession began and, in April, the country suffered the ravages of the pandemic.

The summer, marked by massive protests in the streets of Khabarovsk, ended with the tragic incident of ...

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