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New Year Address of President of Russia Vladimir Putin

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Friends, We are on the threshold of a New Year, year 2018.

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 Although we celebrate this every year,

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we are always happy to usher the year in as something new,

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hoping that the wishes we make at the stroke of midnight do come true.

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New Year’s Eve is above all a family celebration.

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We mark it just as we did when we were children,

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with presents and pleasant surprises,

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as well as with a special warmth and expectation for change.

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Change will certainly come to our lives if each of us takes care of our 

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parents and values every minute we spend with them,

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if we try to better understand our children and their aspirations and dreams,

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 and if we support those nearest to us who need our help and our generosity.

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The ability to help, to show concern and understanding for others 

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and to do good deeds fills our lives with true human meaning.

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As we celebrate, be it with family and friends, or out in the streets,

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we all share the same festive mood,

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while modern technology allows us to share our feelings

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 with our nearest and dearest who may be hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away.

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As usual, my special words are extended to those who are working at the moment, 

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who are doing their military or professional duty 

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at hospitals or on board aircraft or trains.

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We are all together on this wonderful New Year’s night.

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We are also together in our everyday life as well.

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Unity, friendship and selfless love for Russia multiply the strength 

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we need for worthy deeds and high achievements.

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I am sincerely grateful to all of you for believing in yourself and in our country, 

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for your work and its results.

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I hope there will always be trust and mutual understanding in your life.

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Friends,

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A New Year, year 2018 will begin in just a few seconds.

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This is the time when we should say the most important words to each other, 

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forgive one another’s mistakes and forget old grudges.

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Embrace, say words of love, and show that you really care.

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May the life of each family and individual improve for the better,

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may you all be healthy, may children be born that make us happy.

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I wholeheartedly wish happiness and all the very best to all of you,

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as well as peace and prosperity to Great Russia,

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our one and only homeland.

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Happy New Year!