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Can Russia repossess the training principles that once made the Soviet National Team indomitable?

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Gillian Kemmerer
Oct 19, 2020
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The route from Domodedovo Airport to the center of Moscow is akin to a game of Baccarat. 

Fifty kilometers of highway can take either forty-five minutes or two hours, depending on a variety of factors: the weather, the time, the audacity of other drivers, your luck. It’s one of the worst bets in the traffic casino. 

Clutching my fists to the leather seats…

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