Catching up with the heroes of the samizdat counter-revolution
mainA fascinating essay from Michael Johnson, revisiting the years when the best Russian literature came in cyclostyled sheets, passed from hand to hand. Read and learn.
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See my article on Alexandr Volpin and Samizdat:
http://www.fermentmagazine.org/FermentVIII/Volpin3.pdf