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What did an Australian visitor see in Luhansk and Donetsk?

Restored Luhansk bus station
Restored Luhansk bus station Source: Irina Vasilenko

The chairwoman of teachers association of Victorian School of Languages, and Doctor of Philosophy Irina Vassilenko travelled from Melbourne to Luhansk, in her opinion to save her parents from war and ruin and also to take part a language conference. But what she saw there has shaken her perceptions developed under the influence of different media sources that she has expressed a wish to share her experience


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The chairwoman of teachers association of Victorian School of Languages, and Doctor of Philosophy Irina Vassilenko travelled from Melbourne to Luhansk, in her opinion to save her parents from war and ruin and also to take part a language conference. But what she saw there has shaken her perceptions developed under the influence of different media sources that she has expressed a wish to share her experience



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