Putin on the study of foreign languages

[John Dunn]

A slightly more detailed account can be found at:

http://www.newsru.com/russia/18oct2007/putin_tv_6.html

This report also drew attention to the fact that Putin used the collocation: в Украине [v Ukraine].

John Dunn. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Rifkin <brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU>
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:48:08 -0400
Subject: [SEELANGS] Putin on the study of foreign languages

Dear SEELANGers:

This came through on another listserv to which I subscribe and I thought
some on SEELANGs might find it interesting.

Sincerely,

BR


Talking the talk: Putin expounds on foreign languages
MOSCOW (AFP) ‹ Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday jokingly
compared his learning of German to training a circus bear, and said he
studied English regularly to have "normal" conversations with other leaders.

"Before I went to Germany and lived surrounded by the language, I did not
possess it," said Putin, who lived in Germany as a KGB officer before
returning to Russia and becoming involved in politics in the early 1990s.
.... 

To read the complete article see:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i52KvT6MmTabQMeeGBwFZGgg8JDg
<http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i52KvT6MmTabQMeeGBwFZGgg8JDg>


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