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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Chris Slater

Rodyna: In troubled times, the shop providing Ukrainians and Russians with help and a taste of home

As you walk through its small grey door and catch your first glimpse of its shelves stacked with everyday essentials, it looks almost identical to the thousands of other convenience stores across our city.

Yet, set back on the bustling Cheetham Hill Road next to a tyre garage, Rodyna is no ordinary shop.

It is an institution that has been an integral part of Greater Manchester's Ukrainian, Russian and Eastern European communities for approaching two decades.

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