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For a certain kind of Russian, Kiev now holds a particular attraction. Although the standard of living in Ukraine is still low by either Moscow or European standards, Kiev is a bilingual city. Russian émigrés don’t have to give up their language. More to the point, its new government doesn’t discourage writers, journalists, and activists. Long dismissed by many Russians—and by almost everyone else—as nothing more than a provincial capital, Kiev is now set to become an intellectual refuge for those who now find Moscow too oppressive slate/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/07/ukraine_conflict_russians_seeking_asylum_are_headed_to_kiev.html
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 07:45:44 +0000

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