The crisis in Ukraine has brought out their pro-Russian sympathies, most overtly when a motley group of radicals was invited to vouch for Crimea's referendum on rejoining Russia.
Well, it depends on the circumstances. Often, if a student has been ill or had personal problems, they can take a year off-and then, redo exams and rejoin the course where they left off.
The World Anti-Doping Agency says Russia's been given every chance to quote " get its house in order and rejoin the global anti-doping community" but it chose instead to continue in its stance of deception and denial.