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In preparation for the Sochi Games, correspondent Mark MacKinnon and photographer John Lehmann query Russians about what they think foreigners think of their country. Here are some of their answers

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OIL, GAS Temur, 47, taxi driver in Moscow.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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BEARS Alexander Losev, 70, fisherman in Yekaterinburg.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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GREAT SCIENTISTS Alexander Pudovkin, 66, animal rights activist in Yekaterinburg.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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MULTI-NATIONAL COUNTRY Daud Khanbiev, 47, imam at Grozny’s Central Mosque “The Heart of Chechnya.”JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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VARIOUS Vladimir Pyatnov, 49, dressed as a guard from the times of the tsar, in Moscow.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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AMAZING MYSTERIOUS PEOPLE Father Alexei Kulberg, 42, priest in Yekaterinburg.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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EASY-GOING, SOCIALLY COMMUNICATIVE, DIFFERENT Anna Ivanova, 24, make-up stylist in Moscow.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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SELF-IRONY Marat Guelman, 53, contemporary art gallery owner.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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BRAVERY Zaira Maglaeva, 32, Grozny Avia CEO’s secretary.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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VERY COLD Diana Murtazova, 23, victim of Beslan hostage-taking.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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GENEROUS, POORLY SELF-DISCIPLINED Vlada Gasnikova, 25, public relations staffer for a homeless shelter, St. Petersburg.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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A BIT CUCKOO Dmitry Travin, 37, banker and defender of architectural heritage in St. Petersburg.JOHN LEHMANN/The Globe and Mail

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