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August 18, 1997

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Three Moments of Russian Happiness

Ingo Schulze

Three vignettes set in Russia: "The Vegetable Market," "The Doorkeeper of TASS," and "Border Controls." In "The Vegetable Market," the narrator, a visitor,…

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