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Summer 1995 • Vol. XVII No. 3/4 • European Voices |

Mortal Sin

By Alexei Bayer

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Alexei Bayer was born in Moscow and lives in New York. His short stories have appeared in New England Review and Readings/Chtenia, among other journals. A collection titled Eurotrash was published in a Russian translation in 2004. He translates Russian literature into English and writes fiction, as well as articles on economics, business, and finance, in both languages.    

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