Free Spirit
Born to a French father and Russian mother, Cecile Plaige grew up in Paris. After pursuing competitive figure skating in Moscow as a teenager, she made an acting career as a “foreigner” in Russian cinema.
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The measures, which were introduced last year as part of a controversial new anti-terror law, were due to come into force in 2018.
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