>My niece lived in Moscow for 1.5 years and just returned last night with my brother (her father). We now have two in the family who speak fluent Russian, my daughter and my brother's daughter. For me, it is a very difficult language. My daughter had difficulty with it at first, but then became fluent after a few months in the Black Sea area (Rostov na Donu area). My daughter was in Russia also for about 1.5 years. My brother worked there in Leningrad and Moscow over a few years while living in Denmark. He wore my father's U.S. Air Force heavy coat and walked around Moscow and Leningrad with Communists following him continually.
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>Cecil

Interesting! I can understand about KGB agents following about 30 years back.