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Jonathan Harman

"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma", said Winston Churchill; and his words are surely as true today as they were yesterday. Since I began travelling the world as an English teacher, my thoughts have regularly turned towards teaching in Russia. With every job I accepted elsewhere, Russia was always a very definite alternative. Most recently, with the choice being between Russia and Germany, I knew experiencing both would necessarily involve a sacrifice. Eventually, Russia won out, and I am now teaching in Moscow on a nine-month contract. At long last, I am ready and eager to ponder the riddle, unravel the mystery, and stand quite in awe of the enigma that has fascinated me for so long.