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Veronica Khokhlova

Veronica Khokhlova is a native of Kiev, Ukraine, but lives mainly in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a housewife/house-girlfriend without a work permit. When she gets sick of grocery shopping and cooking, she writes, and when she gets sick of writing, she takes pictures.

Letters from Russia: Ordeals in Vyborg

A town boasting roots in the middle ages, basements drowning in feces, and enough crime to scare away Finns who refuse to travel with guards—what more could a tourist want? Veronica Khokhlova leaves her home in St. Petersburg for the enticing Vyborg. (Personalities | May 26, 2004)

Letters from Russia: Remembering Chernobyl

Eighteen years ago today, disaster struck Chernobyl and the world turned to the news—similarly as it has for North Korea’s recent train crash, with just as much misinformation. Kiev native Veronica Khokhlova recalls the days of secrecy and fear. (Opinions | April 26, 2004)

Letters from Russia: The Housewife’s Hay Market

Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment is still so modern we can relate to its passions and fits, and, if we know where to look, even its landmarks. Veronica Khokhlova takes us through 11 stops of modern St. Petersburg. (Personalities | March 8, 2004)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Test Post

Rather than shopping or a pottery workshop, blogging shows promise as a fun, “couple-y” activity. THE GOLEM writes the entry that took a thousand years.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Question, Questions, Questions?

Padgett Powell's bebop solo of a book is 164 pages of interrogatory--that's right, questions.

INFINITE SUMMER

Dracula

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