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By Sergei Antonov

As readers of Russian literature recognize, the 19th century used to be a time of pervasive monetary anxiousness. Russians of all periods have been enmeshed in networks of credits and debt, and borrowing and lending formed perceptions of fabric and ethical worthy. Sergei Antonov recreates this imperial international of debtors, bankrupts, creditors, and mortgage sharks.

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