Kotik: a Russian Mafia Romance

by Alina Dobrova

The first time I met Vitali Konstantinov, he broke a man's hand for touching me on the bus. My name is Katya Petrovna. Once, I was a girl who imagined a better life while navigating a gritty, cold, and economically depressed 1990s post-Soviet Russia ruled by political corruption and organized … [Read More]