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Sri Lanka & Russia: Two Opposites
Sri Lanka Guardian
December 27, 2020
Every New Year’s Eve, at midnight, in Moscow, President Putin addresses all Russians on TV. You will see him, bare headed in a strong coat, speaking his good, wise words just before the chimes of the Spassky Tower Clock start for the new year – in the freezing midnight cold!
by Priyantha Hettige
News reports say that some Russian tourists will be arriving in Sri Lanka as a winter break, and staying for January 2021. Russians are visiting Sri Lanka –Welcome! It is not possible to find two countries more unlike on the face of the earth. In many ways, they are remarkable opposites, yet they are both multi-ethnic democratic republics with great literature and cultural traditions. The peoples of both countries are open minded and democratic thinking; justice and fair-play are high on their list of priorities. The Russians are mostly Orthodox Christians but have in their Federation three states which are