The tsar of the French
By Nina L. Khrushcheva - 08.01.2013 / 17:58 CET
In attracting Gérard Depardieu to Russia, Putin has won what Russia's leaders have sought for centuries – French respect.
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MORDOVIA BECKONS Gérard Depardieu shows off his Russian passport in the Mordovian town of Saransk on 6 January. REUTERS
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