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Germans from Russia talk about why their ancestors came.

The family stories of Germans-from-Russia folk singers Gaylynn Becker, Joe Johs, and John, Joe, and Andy Gross illustrate the tumultuous reasons why their ancestors left Russia and what happened to those who stayed behind.

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