The One With Natasha
On being Russian — American and other stories
5 min readApr 28, 2022
Describing Russia in a 1939 radio broadcast, Winston Churchill said, “It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Like a matryoshka doll, one might say?
Natasha is a dear friend and senior in graduate school who was also a guest on the podcast last year. She’s an intellectual and I am honored to have her on AGAIN…
