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There are some insightful moments, some that could be Everywoman's story and some that can only be Sovietwoman's. I like the Russian sayings that the older generation used like: If you knew where you'd fall, you'd put down some straw. Or: When things are good, don't search for better.
The concept of vranyo keeps coming up, the idea of pretending things are straight even when you know they're crooked and everyone else knows they're crooked but everyone keeps acting as though they're straight... A ...more
The concept of vranyo keeps coming up, the idea of pretending things are straight even when you know they're crooked and everyone else knows they're crooked but everyone keeps acting as though they're straight... A ...more
Interesting memoir of a middle class Russian girl who becomes enamoured with the English language.
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