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Paranoia Trumps True Love
Author: Tamara Eidelman
Translator: Nora Favorov
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2012
Department: Marriage
Page: 19 ( 2) pages
Summary: A look back at the law of February 15, 1947, that outlawed Soviets' marriage to foreigners, and a marvelous 1967 play that wonderfully dramatized the sad situation.
This article appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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