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I'm communicating with the directors of the Soviet companies, and I see that it is wrong, but when I go to the official discussions, they discuss we should change the color of the walls.

Anatoly Chubais

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Anatoly Chubais
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 16
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Anatoly Borisovich Chubays
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