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DonViejo

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Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:29 AM Jan 2017

As 'The Black Time' of Barack Obama Ends, Russia Celebrates Trumps Inaugural

With Trump parties and souvenirs, and dark tales of Obama conspiracies, Russia readies to welcome Putin’s buddy in the White House.

ANNA NEMTSOVA

01.18.17 1:13 AM ET

MOSCOW—Preparations for the Donald Trump inauguration party are well under way at the newly opened restaurant and nightclub Arbat 13 in the very heart of Moscow.

For what must be the first time in history, Russians are treating the day an American president swears to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” as their own significant event.

Igor Khaletsky, whose club is frequented by businessmen, government officials, and wealthy lovers of what’s known as gangster-jazz, is following a new Russian trend. “The Trump cult is growing because the new U.S. president seems loyal to Russia,” Khaletsky told The Daily Beast. “So we decided that The Trump Band (a newly named ensemble) and its gangster-jazz music would be relevant to the eve of the inauguration.”

At the top of Russia’s establishment many say of Trump, “He is a deal maker—he is one of us!” And the most famous fan of President-elect Trump is Russia’s number one decision maker, President Vladimir Putin.

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As 'The Black Time' of Barack Obama Ends, Russia Celebrates Trumps Inaugural (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
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