Marianna Tax Choldin is a Russian scholar and librarian who studies censorship in imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Russia. Fluent in Russian, she has made more than 50 trips to Russia since 1960 and has traveled widely in the region, meeting with colleagues, curating exhibitions, and lecturing about censorship.

“Marianna Tax Choldin has written a delightful memoir that enlightens us on many topics: censorship, librarianship, Russian culture, and the special challenge of combining motherhood and scholarship. One of our leading Slavic librarians, she long ago left her mark on her profession, and now she beautifully widens that influence.”

• Introduction Chapter 1: My American PlanetChapter 2: My Russian PlanetChapter 3: Bangladesh and BabiesChapter 4: Life in the LibraryChapter 5: Dissertation and BookChapter 6: My Soviet CensorChapter 7: My Soviet PlanetChapter 8: KatiaChapter 9: Galina Pavlovna’s Funeral and More Thoughts on ReligionChapter 10: Madame Censorship Hits the RoadChapter 11: The Garden of Broken StatuesAcknowledgments

Marianna Tax Choldin is a Russian scholar and librarian who studies censorship in imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Russia. Fluent in Russian, she has made more than 50 trips to Russia since 1960 and has traveled widely in the region, meeting with colleagues, curating exhibitions, and lecturing about censorship.

“Marianna Tax Choldin has written a delightful memoir that enlightens us on many topics: censorship, librarianship, Russian culture, and the special challenge of combining motherhood and scholarship. One of our leading Slavic librarians, she long ago left her mark on her profession, and now she beautifully widens that influence.”

• Introduction Chapter 1: My American PlanetChapter 2: My Russian PlanetChapter 3: Bangladesh and BabiesChapter 4: Life in the LibraryChapter 5: Dissertation and BookChapter 6: My Soviet CensorChapter 7: My Soviet PlanetChapter 8: KatiaChapter 9: Galina Pavlovna’s Funeral and More Thoughts on ReligionChapter 10: Madame Censorship Hits the RoadChapter 11: The Garden of Broken StatuesAcknowledgments

Marianna Tax Choldin is a Russian scholar and librarian who studies censorship in imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Russia. Fluent in Russian, she has made more than 50 trips to Russia since 1960 and has traveled widely in the region, meeting with colleagues, curating exhibitions, and lecturing about censorship.

“Marianna Tax Choldin has written a delightful memoir that enlightens us on many topics: censorship, librarianship, Russian culture, and the special challenge of combining motherhood and scholarship. One of our leading Slavic librarians, she long ago left her mark on her profession, and now she beautifully widens that influence.”

• Introduction Chapter 1: My American PlanetChapter 2: My Russian PlanetChapter 3: Bangladesh and BabiesChapter 4: Life in the LibraryChapter 5: Dissertation and BookChapter 6: My Soviet CensorChapter 7: My Soviet PlanetChapter 8: KatiaChapter 9: Galina Pavlovna’s Funeral and More Thoughts on ReligionChapter 10: Madame Censorship Hits the RoadChapter 11: The Garden of Broken StatuesAcknowledgments