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Faith and Humor: Notes from Muscovy by Maya Kucherskaya, translated by Alexei Bayer

I’ll admit I was nervous to review this book. Deeply concerned, really. The information sheet included by Russian Life Books mentioned “heated controversy,” “a thoughtful writer takes on sacred cows,” and “burned in effigy by ardent believers.” In fact, before I opened it, I asked for a blessing from my priest and thoughts from my mother.
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