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THE VAZ-2101 WAS ONLY CALLED A LADA WHEN IT WAS EXPORTED

JL;DR SUMMARY In "The VAZ-2101 Was Only Called a Lada When It Was Exported," Reyzl Grace narrates the defiant and adventurous spirit of Elkie, a woman planning an audacious drive to Israel from the Soviet Union amidst bureaucratic challenges. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FriendshipJewish IdentitySoviet UnionImmigrationAdventureExodusFreedomTravelBirobidzhan

Places mentioned

Birobidzhan, Jewish, Russian Federation
"Birobidzhan isnt the most exciting, but its a good city. Your parents wouldnt have moved here if they didnt know it would be."
Xinjiang, China
"The border between Mongolia and East Turkestan is pretty much the same."
Wakhan Corridor, Badghis, Afghanistan
"Eventually, I hit the Wakhan Corridor. The Afghan border is notoriously porous on both sides; I get into Iran for a song."
Iran
"Eventually, I hit the Wakhan Corridor. The Afghan border is notoriously porous on both sides; I get into Iran for a song."
Beer Sheva, Southern District, Israel
"And if Kuzmir ever gets his visa, maybe Ill see him in Beer Sheva."

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