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An Azerbaijani View of the Demise of the Soviet Union
The story of how a teenage girl in Azerbaijan became disenchanted with Moscow's propaganda.
She sided with nationalists who campaigned for the break-up of the Soviet Union.
Image: An Azerbaijan resident removes a picture of Lenin, Credit: Getty Images
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