<font size="4" color="#000066"><b>Putin Signs Controversial Education Law</b></font><br><br>Russia<br>December 31, 2012<br><br>Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial new law on education.<br> <br>It guarantees education in the state language, which is Russian.<br>
 <br>Under the law, which was signed December 31, the right to an education in the languages of Russia's ethnic minorities is officially recognized, but not completely guaranteed.<br><br>Access full article below: <br>
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