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Apparently, Friday was the day of deliverance - or delivery of FRESH Khat from Yemen, via Air Freight, for the people of Eccles to enjoy. So everybody starts queueing up from whatever time until the arrival of the FRESH batch. 
 What makes you proud of your country and what can you promote about it?
I have always been proud of the country in which I live. I can't imagine myself without it. My
country – that's all I have, all people that I love, are all that is dear to me.
My Russia – it is bright, warm, patched, but it is so pleasant to slumber under it in a winter
evening when the storm rages outside. My Russia – it is a beautiful stately girl, full-blooded,
rosy, in embroidered Sarafan, with long and thick plait, in which multicolored fillets are twisted,
a beautiful fairytale girl. My Russia – it is a kind cow with very big eyes, funny horns and always
chewing its mouth oh, what sweet milk she gives! Oh, how it smells – meadow herbs and the
sun.
But my Russia – it is also my poor long, suffering country, mercilessly torn to pieces by greedy,
dishonest, unbelieving people. My Russia – it is a great artery, from which the "chosen" few
people draining away its wealth. My Russia is a beggar. My Russia cannot help her elderly and
orphans. From it, bleeding, like from sinking ship, engineers, doctors, teachers are fleeing,
because they have nothing to live on. My Russia – it is an endless Caucasian war. These are the
embittered brother nations who formerly spoke in the same language, and who now prohibit
teaching of it in their schools. My Russia – it is a winner which has overthrown fascism but
bought the victory at the expense of lives of millions of people. How, tell me, how and why
does the nationalism prosper in this country?
My dear, poor Russia. And you still live, breathe, and you gave to the world your beautiful and
talented children Esenin, Pusbkin, Plisetskaya. The list could be continued on several pages, and
each is gold, a gift, a miracle.
I am happy to be your citizen. Russia! In spite of all tears, sorrows, wars, invasions, no matter
who rules Russia, I am still proud to be born in this great and beautiful country that has given
so much to the world over the years of its existence. I am proud of my motherland for mercy,
for heroism, for courage, for diligence, for heritage that she leaves to the world, for people who
can live for others.
I believe that each person living in Russia should identify himself with it. Feel the participation
and take a proactive stance whatever it concerns. There are moments to which we close eyes
and reject as spoiling a look. Everyday we meet the facts that are unpleasant to us, that are
unworthy of our homeland. Only we can improve the situation. We must learn to express
ourselves and to show our best quality traits. We should try not to live only as consumers, but
to develop ourselves, read books, listen to interesting music, and be interested in scientific
achievements. Politics, to communicate with good people, develop creativity, bringing into this
world something new. We should bring up our children and talk to them on spiritual topics,
disclose their talents and only then we reject everything unnecessary, affected and pretentious.
When we seriously begin to take care of our country, it will blossom and shine brightly.
 RUSSIA Natalia Pereverzeva |
