MOSCOW - Alexandra Kartokhina always dreamed of studying in a big city. She even went to a Russian school in her native Crimea to help her achieve her ambition of studying in St Petersburg. But now that dream has been tainted. After winning a place at a university in Russia's second city on an equal footing with other students, she has to deal with "the eternal squabbles" over accusations that Crimeans are stealing "Russian" places.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with students at the Gornyy National Mineral Resources University in St. Petersburg on Jan. 26, 2015.
