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Agafia Lykova: Russia's most famous hermit

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The story of Agafia Lykova is one of survival, raw courage and the search for freedom
“Give me liberty, or give me death.” -Patrick Henry.

Her family fled into the wilderness in 1936 and when they were discovered living off the land after being spotted from the air in the 1970s, they had no idea World War Two had started – or ended.

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