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Hello, friends, very soon
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when speaking of 2017, we’ll say: last year it
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was, of course, very different for each of
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us, but I’m sure everyone can remember
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some joyful, happy moments. In the
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tradition of a New Year’s address, you’re really
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supposed to say: it was not an easy
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and difficult year for all of Russia.
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And next year we will once again have to
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tighten our belts. But honestly, I must admit, if
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you haven’t noticed already,
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the Kremlin behind me is just painted for now,
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not real, so I won’t speak on behalf of all Russia.
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As for me, this year was
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interesting. I spent it among you,
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traveled all over the country, met and
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became friends with a huge number of
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wonderful, courageous people.
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I worked with a wonderful team. Some things
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worked out for us, and some didn’t, and in 2018
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we will try to do better. The main thing
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is that once again I realized what an
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amazing country we have, and what good people
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live in it. In fact, we did have
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difficult situations in the year now ending,
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but
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in 99 percent of cases, we received
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nothing but support and sympathy, even from
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complete strangers. So
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now, in the final minutes of 2017, I
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sincerely want to wish everyone, regardless
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of their political views,
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a Happy New Year.
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Be healthy, and don’t stay apart
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from your loved ones for long. Do what
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you believe is right, say what
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you want to say, be friends with those you like.
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Start a new life on January 1—or don’t
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start one, if you have no such plans.
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Be yourselves, but remain
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good people who act properly and
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honestly in any situation. In 2018, as in
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any other year, everything depends only on us
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ourselves. Happy New Year!