Celebrating Lincoln's Bicentennial Birthday

February 12, 2009, marked the 200 th anniversary celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. In order to commemorate the bicentennial in Yekaterinburg, PAO Chris Istrati visited Gymnasium 99 to introduce “Honest Abe” to an 11th grade English class. President Abraham Lincoln has been an inspiration to many Americans. Even US presidents like Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and now Barack Obama have looked to Lincoln’s words and deeds for inspiration during difficult times. Now Lincoln continues to inspire even Russian students

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