A Russian Fairy Tale
Health & Wellbeing
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51m
After the USSR collapsed, orphans in a secret abandoned weapons city forged a new family. Their childhood innocence made their freedom feel like a fairytale. But brutal starvation and freezing temperatures soon shattered the dream, claiming three lives. The survivors are now left, battling hopeless odds to save themselves and find a way forward.
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