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Rough Translation: Letter Of Unhappiness


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On the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Naira Davlashyan called her parents back home in Russia. Naira lives in France, and she was looking for words of comfort, but she was devastated by her family's reaction. In this episode of NPR's Rough Translation, Naira finds the words to break through the wall of Russian propaganda—with help from an anti-war message disguised as a chain letter.
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