Creator Bio
Petr Vail
1949–2009
Born in Riga, Petr Vail graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute and immigrated to the United States in 1977. A broadcaster and journalist, Vail worked for Radio Liberty as a reporter, and also wrote about Russian literature.
Content by Petr Vail
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Paradise Lost: Emigration: An Attempt at a Self-Portrait
There is nothing more terrible than dreams come true. […]
The first streets of New York. Primitive prefab apartment houses. Fire escapes down the front. The capital of the world is immediately…