Varya Akulova was using her arms before she could even walk. Find out how this gift of strength lifted her into her adult life.
Born in Ukraine
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Varya Akulova was born in Kryvyi Rih in 1992. Her parents were Larisa, a part-time school teacher, and Uri, a retired circus performer. She was an only child and the center of her parent’s lives.
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