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We remember the turning point. Looking closer reveals a river, a ruined city, and lives that cannot be reduced to a line

Read in context: Stalingrad was a city before it was a symbol.

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We remember the turning point. Looking closer reveals a river, a ruined city, and lives that cannot be reduced to a line

We remember the turning point. Looking closer reveals a river, a ruined city, and lives that cannot be reduced to a line