May 10, 2002
Many Foreign Students in Russia Fear for Their Lives
Skinheads and other extremists take out their frustrations on some outsidersMany foreign students across Russia spent a lot of time behind closed doors last month. Their seclusion has had little to do with preparation for the upcoming final exams, however, but rather with events surrounding a day that they dreaded: April 20, Adolf Hitler's birthday.
Most Russians see little cause to rejoice on that date. The country lost some 27 million people in the fight against Nazi Germany.
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