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Love Stories: Russia

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Love locks in Moscow. Image by Garrett Ziegler via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Love locks in Moscow. Image by Garrett Ziegler via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

The Wondrous Deer of the Eternal Hunt

By Svetlana Alexievich

He was a wildly lonely person. I loved him.

Translated from Russian by Marian Schwartz

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“To kiss a forehead is to erase worry.”

By Marina Tsvetaeva

To kiss the lips is to drink water. / I kiss your lips.

Translated from Russian by Ilya Kaminsky

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Hello?

By Dmitry Biriukov

Admit it, pal, you’re Hoovering up every word.

Translated from Russian by Arch Tait

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Petroleum Venus

By Alexander Snegiryov

From the heavens black gold pours down.

Translated from Russian by Arch Tait

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