Russian is very dear to me because it's a family language, but I am Jewish-Russian, which is a little different from Russian-Russian. My family ran away in 1905 from the Russian-Russians. (Grace Paley)

Russian is very dear to me because it's a family language, but I am Jewish-Russian, which is a little different from Russian-Russian. My family ran away in 1905 from the Russian-Russians.

Grace Paley

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