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Over the many years I worked on this project, I benefited enormously from the generous help and support of numerous colleagues, friends, institutions, and foundations. Gregory Freeze first suggested the subject to me in a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) summer seminar for college teachers that he directed in Moscow in 1994, and he has freely offered advice since then. Fellow Russian historians Daniel Kaiser, Gary Marker, Joseph Bradley, and Christine Ruane read and commented helpfully on early versions of several chapters. Christine’s knowledge of Russian women’s fashions and crafts also proved especially valuable for deepening my appreciation of the significance as well as the incredible skill involved in the embroidery work produced by members of convents. Several members of the “Orthodox studies mafia” within Russian studies (aka the Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture)—particularly Roy Robson, Vera Shevzov, Scott Kenworthy, and Page Herrlinger—unselfishly helped me in numerous ways over the years. Their knowledge proved invaluable in enabling me to understand aspects of the Orthodox faith and tradition and the meaning of symbols and rituals that I otherwise would have missed. Vera and Page also invited me to participate in symposia, on Mary in Russian culture and the Russian Revolution respectively, from which I benefited tremendously. But among my Russian studies colleagues, the help and support provided by Christine Worobec, Marlyn Miller, and Nadieszda Kizenko were truly exceptional, and I owe them an enormous debt of gratitude. Each read and offered invaluable comments on the entire manuscript, in some cases more than once. The book is much better because of their insights and suggestions.
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