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"You can't make this stuff up." So says American writer, imperial Russia enthusiast, and veteran expatriate, Jennifer Eremeeva, who has lived for the last twenty years in Russia with HRH, her Handsome Russian Husband (occasionally a.k.a. Horrible Russian Husband) and their growing daughter. Luckily for Eremeeva, she didn't need to make up most of the events that inspired this, her first work of fiction. When she (and her alter-ego heroine, coincidentally named Jennifer) quit her job to write full time, she became enthralled with the dingy gray building across the courtyard from her apartment, where, it turned out, Vladimir Lenin's embalmed corpse was routinely freshened up and preserved. The result is Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow
Based on Eremeeva's two decades in Russia, Lenin Lives Next Door knits together vignettes of cross-cultural and expatriate life with sharp observation, colorful historical background, and engaging humor. Each thematic chapter is an anecdotal exploration of an aspect of life in today's Russia, told with the help of a recurring cast of eccentric Russian and expat characters.

Lenin Lives Next Door introduces readers to Russians in their everyday milieu: at their dachas, in three-day traffic jams, and celebrating their 300-plus public and professional holidays with mayonnaise-based salads. Lenin Lives Next Door is an inside look at Russia by a recovering Russophile. Accolades for Lenin Lives Next Door:Next Generation Indie Awards 2014
                  Finalist:  Travel/Travel Guide  
             Finalist:  Humor/Comedy

National Indie Excellence Awards 2014

            Finalist:  Comedy-Humor
            Finalist:  TravelThe International Book Awards                       Finalist:  Fiction: General
            Finalist: Best New FictionReaders' Favorite Book Awards     Finalist:  General Fiction     Finalist:  Humor Fiction            Finalist:  Culture Fiction 

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Eremeeva received a BA in Russian Area Studies from Columbia University and studied at the Moscow Academy of Photography.

She has lived in Moscow for two decades and speaks fluent Russian(so helpful for eavesdropping on conversations). Eremeeva is the author of the award-winning humor blog, "Russia Lite: The Funnier Side of Life in the World's Largest Country," and the creator and curator of the popular food blog "The Moscovore: Culinary Adventures in the Russian Capital." Eremeeva is the regular humor and cooking columnist for Russia Beyond the Headlines. Her work has appeared in The Moscow Times, Russian Life, and the BBC's Russian Service. She divides her time between Russia and the United States.

This is her first book. To find out more about Jennifer, visit jennifereremeeva.com
Review:
Jennifer Eremeeva has the keen eye of a David Remnick or Hedrick Smith, but she is a whole lot funnier! Lenin Lives Next Door is a raucous look at how life in Russia has evolved from Soviet days to Putin s time, told by Russia s leading expat humorist. Eremeeva s witty book sheds new light on the Russian approach to culture, business, and relationships today. She plies Moscow theaters, restaurants, and parties, imparting hilarious observations and deliciously wicked commentary. She offers up practical advice (e.g., what to bring if you must ever spend the weekend at a Russian dacha summer cottage) and muses on key issues of contemporary Russian life, like whether you can trust a woman named Olga or Tatiana, or why the Russians have such love for mayonnaise. For anyone who appreciates witty prose and great storytelling, the vodka-infused trials and tribulations of Lenin Lives Next Door are a must-read. -- Beth Knobel, co-author of Heat and Light: Advice for the Next Generation of Journalists, and former Moscow Bureau Chief, CBS News

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  • PublisherSmall Batch Books
  • Publication date2014
  • ISBN 10 1937650316
  • ISBN 13 9781937650315
  • BindingHardcover
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  • Number of pages298
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