“You should learn English, Natalia.” Natalia shrugs, tries to say a few issues—her name, how she feels, the place she comes from—and flitters away looking for someone else. This change has been greatly facilitated by the Internet. On June 4, 2001, Turkmenian President Saparmurat Niyazov licensed a decree that required foreigners to pay a $50,000 …

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