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I've been using Google translate, basically as place-holders, but we all know how reliable (or not) it can be, so I'm wondering is anyone on here could translate some things for me, primarily Russian and Spanish.

All translations follow the pattern of "what I want said" - (What Google gave me)

( Russian )

Hello, dear LD.
Long time no see! I hope you are all doing well.

I have a few questions about Russian. (Can you spot when a movie with an interesting Russian character comes out? By the flurry of Russian asks? Hehe :) )
(The movie is Man from U.N.C.L.E and the character is Illya Kuryakin, if that helps.)

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