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"Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free."

Anna Akhmatova, Russian Poet

Family, Children, Songs, Word

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"Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free."

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"Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free."

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