Knowing what I knew about Russia, as much as I loved the music and was fascinated by the songs and the whole idea of it, I knew it would be a very lengthy and frustrating process.
Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists.
It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.