There were better times after the collapse of the USSR. However, the tone of the discussion about Finland in Russia has taken a few sharp turns during the past 5–10 years. For example, next year will be Finland's 100th year of independence, but some (fairly prominent) politicians in Russia have questioned the circumstances where Lenin granted the independence.

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Living in a country next to an unstable, huge country makes me really, really nervous for the future.

Someone wrote about the same thing as I did yesterday, but with more words and more accuracy than I ever could have: https://medium.com/@theonlytoby/history-tells-us-what-will-happen-next-with-brexit-trump-a3fefd154714#.qe3kjimlo

Yes, it's a Medium post. And yes, I know…

That didn't last long. When I had to be out, the snowfall started again. This time it snowed quite heavily. But when I was coming back it stopped again.

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I don't mind the snow, it was that pathological liar you mentioned…

Don't make me come over there… shakes fist

Wait a second… The snowfall has stopped! Well, it was about time, it has been snowing continuously for 3 days now.

@skematica Don't know, and don't want to bet on anything. But there will be a lot of attempts to get him out of the office.

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@skematica Let's see if his term even lasts the whole 4 years…

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