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First published 2017
Copyright in the original Russian language work © European University at St. Petersburg, 2014
English language translation © Irina Sirotkina and Roger Smith, 2017This edition © Irina Sirotkina and Roger Smith, 2017
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ISBN: HB: 978-1-350-01431-2
ePDF: 978-1-350-01433-6
eBook: 978-1-3500-1432-9
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Cover design: Louise Dugdale
Cover image: Salome. Dance of the Seven Veils. Moscow, Russia (© Bakhrushin State Theater Museum)
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