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TEACHING IN RUSSIA

Even though in Moscow dusk falls early in winter, instead of snuggling up in her cozy home after school, Arina Buntova is making her way to the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) for her Chinese language class.

The 14-year-old has been studying Chinese at the Confucius Institute at the RSUH for a year and a half. “I’m interested in the Chinese language because I want to travel to China,” she told Beijing Review.

On November 25, three classes for children were already in session at the institute,

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