Dmitry Babich
7th April, 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s speech was broadcast live by Polish television, radio and the Internet news sites. A translation into Polish appeared on the Internet soon after.
For the first time since Russian was dropped from the curriculum of Polish schools and universities in 1992, Russian speakers were worth their weight in gold in Poland. People listened intently to Putin’s every word and scrutinized his every move: “Putin bowed his head to the Poles murdered at Katyn”; “Putin said that the crimes of totalitarianism cannot be justified.”
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