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On a recent evening in Lviv, the sound of a guitar and a Ukrainian singer drifted into my window. I leaned out and looked down: On the street below, two restaurants had occupied a narrow cobblestone passageway. Both were full. I heard clinking glasses, laughter, chatter, the sounds of a thriving city and further proof, if more were needed, of why so many stereotypes about Ukraine are wrong.

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