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Russian Old Believers settle on Alaska Kenai Peninsula
Nikoleavsk Alaska AP reports 300 Old Believers, seeking religious freedom, built a village 12 miles up a dusty road on the Kenai Peninsula. They worship in a simple wood building with onion domes, profit from local fishing and contracting, and face mixed reception while pursuing citizenship schooling.
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Russia
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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