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Russia's biggest talents flee to Israel, seeking freedom from Putin's repression

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Choreographer Polina Mitryashina, artist Victor Melamed, and jazz producer Evgenii Petrushanskiy, from left, in Tel Aviv on Nov. 2. All three are Russian artists who have recently fled Russia to live in Israel. (Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR for NPR)
Choreographer Polina Mitryashina, artist Victor Melamed, and jazz producer Evgenii Petrushanskiy, from left, in Tel Aviv on Nov. 2. All three are Russian artists who have recently fled Russia to live in Israel. (Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR for NPR)

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