vladimir - On the porch of restaurant Panorama in the Russian provincial town Vladimir, with a train called 'Lastochka' (Zwaluwtje) a little two hours away from Moscow, the Smirnov family is gathering. No, they are not descendants of the maker of the famous vodka brand that dates back to the tsar time. 'Smirnov is a fairly ordinary Russian name', says the 43-year-old Aleksej Smirnov. 'And I am an ordinary man. Russia consists mainly of ordinary people. '
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