The Black Russian

Censoring Blog Content Q & A

Q: Have you ever decided not to pursue research on a niche topic? A. Yes. I had planned to write about the entrepreneurial film Sunshine Cleaners but realized quickly during the preliminary fact gathering, that I did not want to learn the gritty details about businesses that specialize in crime scene cleanup…. And I had […]

The Black Russian by Vladimir Alexandrov

Princeton Professor Uncovers Lost History An unexpected sentence in a Russian memoir startled Princeton professor Vladimir Alexandrov. He decided to investigate the mention of a famous African American man living in Moscow. Intrigued, the professor of languages and literature had studied the history and culture of the era, but had never heard or read previously […]