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"I have three homes: my Belarusian land, the homeland of my father, where I have lived my whole life;..." — Svetlana Alexievich
I have three homes: my Belarusian land, the homeland of my father, where I have lived my whole life; Ukraine, the homeland of my mother, where I was born; and Russia's great culture, without which I cannot imagine myself. All are very dear to me.
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