Exile from Eden: The Confession of a Jew
Aleksandr Melikhov
1994
Ethnic minorities—majorities, too—did not suffer any particular persecution in our town. Rise as high as you can go, earn as much as you can manage, build something out of what you achieve—all you have to do is be ashamed. Say there’s a bunch of people standing around, chattering, joking, everyone equal as brothers, and then all of a sudden the…
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