Papa Don't Preach: The Church vs. Chekhov
For just a day, it looked like a liberal Russian's nightmare: the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) was proposing the removal of classic stories by Anton Chekhov, Alexander Kuprin and Ivan Bunin from the school curriculum, because they allegedly promoted "free love." "Free love," for those of you under 60, basically covers adultery, "hooking up," and serial monogamy ("You call it sin; we call it college.")
Naturally, there was an uproar. Some ironically suggested that the proposed ban should start with the lower grades... Читать дальше...