In general, Russia suffers from a frightening poverty in the sphere of facts and a frightening wealth of all types of arguments. (Anton Chekhov)

In general, Russia suffers from a frightening poverty in the sphere of facts and a frightening wealth of all types of arguments.

Anton Chekhov

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