MOSCOW — A young girl finds a magic necklace made of mushrooms, but then an evil gnome steals it. Adventure ensues. According to her creators, Alfreya, the hero of a new children’s book who was conceived for Russia’s first theme park, is “an ordinary girl 10 to 12 years old with large, thoughtful eyes.”
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Police officers stand guard in the Dream Island amusement park ahead of its upcoming inauguration in Moscow on Feb. 27, 2020.
