“Interview "Cosmopolitan Sofia":
If there were a fire in your house, what would be the first thing you would take away with you?
- I would take away my legs.”

—  Sofia Rotaru

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Ukrainain soviet and Ukrainian musician, singer, songwriter… 1947

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