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Vladimir Putin, Now that you have suspended most of the operations of the British Council in Russia, what ways do you see for Britain and Russia to continue to maintain 'cultural' relations?
Asked by baltika33 on Dec 12 2007 8:18:33 AM and supported by 26 members
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rezashah at Dec 13 2007 12:00:00 AM : Why pick on the poor old British Council? I mean, can promoting Shakespeare or teaching the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses really cause any trouble for anyone?

rezashah at Dec 14 2007 12:00:00 AM : True, you could get through life without knowing much about relaive clauses anyway. But maybe Putin shouldn't be so extreme- he could start by merely banning any reference to phrasal verbs. Now that would be understandable!

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