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Photos: Russian nonagenarian set for dream performance

Li Shufan, who goes by her Russian name Irina, 92, wanted to be a model when she was young. This year, the Russian's dream to appear before the cameras is coming true - she is set to perform in the finals of popular TV variety show I Want to Perform in the Spring Festival Gala. In 1949, Irina fell in love with a Chinese man who was studying abroad in Russia. They married a year later and moved to China. In 1953, Irina followed her Russian translator husband to Wuhan, capital of Hubei province. Visit our website to read more about her.