Winter Palace Embraces Russian Tricolor Colors

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Many people wrote letters to the city. They asked to change the city and remove foreign things. The city decided to do something about this problem.

The Winter Palace will get new colors. It will be painted like the Russian flag. This is a way to show Russian culture.

The city will buy good paint from other countries. They will also hire skilled workers. About 150 people will help with painting the palace.

The money for paint was for cleaning snow. Now, it will be used for the palace. The city will not spend more money on this project.

A person from the city government spoke about it. She said the colors will be nice. The colors will be like the flag from 1993, which are softer.

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What did many people ask the city to do?

They asked to change the city and remove foreign things.

What will happen to the Winter Palace?

It will be painted like the Russian flag.

Where will the money for paint come from?

It will come from money that was for cleaning snow.

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