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Victor Romain

Victor has spent twenty years, working and living in Russia – teaching Business English to some of Russia’s top companies CEO’s as well as their key personnel + working with some of Russia’s most elite families, as an English language tutor. Victor has taught Business English language topics; ranging from cross-cultural communication issues, international marketing, to Energy English and General English, Academic IELTS + all other types of Cambridge English exams. During his time in Russia, Victor became totally immersed in learning the Russian language and culture – initially spending all of his free time, dedicated to his Russian studies, which he studied entirely on his own and with the help of his English students. Starting out in Rostov-on-Don, in May of 1995, Victor was only planning to stay in Russia until the end of his original, nine-month contract. However, he fell in love with the country and its people and was then asked to open up a subsidiary English language school, in khimki, Moscow Region, for the same Moscow-based company he had been working for in Rostov-on-Don. Victor has also acted, with accreditation, in three Russian films, done voice-overs, English language sub-titles, live radio and has appeared on Russia’s comedy club channel, KVN. Victor has devoted most of his professional time to working with young and older students alike and has also worked extensively with young teenagers, from less fortunate environments. Finally, he has a love of good food, socialising, cooking, golf, hosting parties, Russian billiards, fencing, reading, boxing, cinema and all that Moscow has to offer, in the way of its vibrant art, culture and restaurant, life-style scenes.

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December 1, 2015

  When Turkey shot down that Russian bomber, what exactly was in the message and from whom, more importantly, was it coming from? Who was it that was really saying, “Come on baby light my fire. Try to set the night on fire?”  …

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November 18, 2015

Why I believe that Russia is an ideal “Black Swan Robust” society Whether or not the world is at all flattening, could be considered a mute, but very debatable point at the moment. One thing, however, which needs nor merits debate…

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November 6, 2015

  Russia has now officially entered into its first overseas war, since its former days of the Soviet Union and its foray into Afghanistan in December 1979 to February 1989.   Insurgent groups ("the Mujahedeen") who received aid from…

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October 23, 2015

 Ukraine has another crisis facing it and it is one which is not, so far being mentioned, as far as I can determine in any of the various (and many) media outlets and it is a crisis, which, I suggest, is no less serious than the one's facing it…

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October 20, 2015

“Shields up – Red Alert,” was the going-into-battle command of the star ship’s Enterprise’s captains: made immortally famous by the likes of Captain James. T. Kirk, of the original Star Trek series, and Captain Jean Luke…

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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