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Dear readers,

I haven't been able to update my blog much recently, but I want you to know about the Voronin Cup which begins tomorrow!  This is looking to be a very exciting competition.  Kristal at Double Front has posted much of the essential information, and I'll hope to comment on the results once they become available.

Much work is underway for this blog and beyond ... oh and I managed to secure tickets for two sessions at the Test Event, at which Russians Igor Pakhomenko, Nikita Ignatyev, Anastasia Sidorova and Anastasia Grishina are listed as competing ...

It's a new year soon.

PS I really love that on this link here which I copied from Double Front, there is a row of pretty badges which represent each of the republics of the Russian Federation, and when you link on them you go to the websites of the respective national governments.  I love that kind of thing, but wish I had stuck at my Russian classes.
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  1. Double Front15 December 2011 at 15:49

    Thanks for the mention. And I'm very excited that you are going to the Test Event! I expect a full report. :)

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  2. missy3115 December 2011 at 21:44

    I am looking forward to upcoming posts!! Also how exciting that you will be in the test event, Major envy!! do you know if the BBC will broadcast this???

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  3. Shani5 January 2012 at 12:25

    Ooooh I'd love to learn Russian! I'm not great with languages, when I try to speak French, I tend to sound Italian (the language I learnt at school), half the time I'm speaking English, I sound English, but I'm Australian! I'd need a patient teacher to teach me Russian haha :)

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  4. Queen Elizabeth5 January 2012 at 12:42

    Shani if you ever do learn Russian, I'll be really happy to include any translations, with whatever accent you prefer ;-)

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