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How a 'wise man of the shtetl' evaded Soviet repression and antisemitism to achieve international fame as an artist

JL;DR SUMMARY Ilya Kabakov, a Jewish painter and installation artist, navigated the challenges of living in an antisemitic society, finding success and fame as an artist. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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