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Kornacki: From Red Army to Red Berenson (Part I)

Left: Michigan's 1991-92 Team Photo (Federov is top row, third from right) // Right: Anton Fedorov

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- This is the tale of a young man going from the Red Army to Red Berenson and living the American Dream.

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Anton Fedorov's story is a mix of serendipity, diplomacy and tenacity paying off with a life that changed in ways he could only fantasize about while growing up in the Soviet Union. Though, there was a surprising turn to his story that began a quarter-century ago in a much different time.