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The peasant also found another use for this sacred object. 'He says of the icon: It's good for praying -- and you can cover the pots with it too.

Orlando Figes

The peasant also found another use for this sacred object. 'He says of the icon: It's good for praying -- and you can cover the pots with it too.

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About Orlando Figes

Orlando Guy Figes (; born 20 November 1959) is a British historian and writer. He was Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, where he was made Emeritus Professor on his retirement in 2022.
Figes is known for his works on Russian history, such as A People's Tragedy (1996), Natasha's Dance (2002), The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia (2007), Crimea (2010) and Just Send Me Word (2012). A People's Tragedy is a study of the Russian Revolution, and combines social and political history with biographical details in a historical narrative. Figes has also contributed significantly on European history more broadly, notably with his book The Europeans (2019).