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In the Cold War, everyone wanted to learn Russian. Then came Perestroika; Russian wasn't trendy any more
In the Cold War, everyone wanted to learn Russian. Then came Perestroika; Russian wasn't trendy any more
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from the curriculum
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or made optional extras
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My remit from the headmaster is to organize
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a new language department sir
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That really means modern languages
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I believe we need a greater concentration
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on German French Spanish
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It is after all a multicultural society
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Ah yes yes the modern approach
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Not so many years ago
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the great passion was to learn Russian
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Then came perestroika
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Russian wasn't trendy anymore
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Movie Summary
On the verge of forced resignation, a strict old-fashioned teacher rethinks his life.
