Russia on the Brink of Big Changes
Lesson Brief
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As Russia and the world say goodbye to 2015 and welcome in 2016, many people are curious about where Russia is ultimately headed. Lola Tagaeva explains that Putin and the regime are going to face very serious problems in the coming year inside Russia. Moreover, the longer Putin refuses to address internal problems and only focus on external issues, the worse the economic and social situation will become.
Click and Match
- change, alteration
- перемена
- patching, plugging (n.)
- латание
- displeasure, discontent, dissatisfaction
- недовольство
- state employee
- бюджетник
- hearth, pocket, focus
- очаг
- successor
- преемник
- allowance, pension
- пособие
- mood, sentiment, spirit
- настроение
- long distance trucker/traveler
- дальнобойщик
- gossip, talk
- слухи