Thousands of young Syrians opt to learn Russian at school

Omar al-Tawil, a 15-year-old school boy in Damascus, is one of 24,000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian at school after the country added the language of the government's most powerful ally to the curriculum.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37LeCKW

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