What a fascinating country. And I don't understand a word. That said, I've only been here for a few hours, and have only met Evgeny, Elena, Vladimir, and Igor, and those four just briefly at the airport.

The passport control took a while, because apparently, there are only two daily flights from Magnitogorsk, and both to Moscow. Our charter was one of the first international flights, at least this year.

Not knowing the language is a little scary. And here's a room you don't want to enter.