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My Friend from a Care Home: Part Two

My Friend from a Care Home

Part Two

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Many Russians with special needs live with up to 1,000 others in huge care homes.

Living with Arina, Nina is experiencing an independence that had always been out of reach for her in the past. But can she make the transition into assisted living?

Living with Arina, Nina is experiencing an independence that had always been out of reach for her in the past. But can she make the transition into assisted living and will she finally be able to leave behind the institution she grew up in?

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Many Russians with special needs live with up to 1,000 others in huge care homes, cut off from the outside world. 

Many Russians with special needs live with up to 1,000 others in huge care homes, cut off from the outside world. Nina is 27 and has spent most of her life in a care home in Moscow. Now, following the impact of Covid-19 restrictions, Arina, a charity volunteer, has invited Nina to live with her. This is the story of their friendship and Nina's search for independence.

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