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“This is an extensive picture of Russian culture, putting culture in its place as inseparable from society. He shows the Russian mind, the cosmology of belief, daily life on a cultural basis. He’s such a graceful writer. He talks about the significance of icons, dance, music, the various brands of Russian Orthodoxy and the way the Russians give meaning to their lives through ceremonies. The Russian landscape is a God-struck landscape. Even the atheists are haunted.” Read more...
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Thomas Keneally, Novelist
