Uncensored?: Reinventing Humor and Satire in Post-Soviet Russia

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments As a collection of essays this volume would not have come to fruition without the talent and creativity of many individuals. The editors are indebted to all the contributors for sharing their fascination with post-Soviet humor and satire, as well as for their flexibility, patience, and professionalism during the long editing process. We would like to thank our anonymous reviewers for their prompt and constructive suggestions. Our greatest debt is to Vicki Polansky at Slavica Publishers for all her extraordinary editorial work and astounding X-ray vision when it came to spotting problems- the volume simply would not have come together without her. Another special thank you goes to Tom Waldemer who generously took the time from his own busy schedule to read and re-read the entire manuscript while giving us helpful critique and advice. The editors would also like to thank the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University for providing Olga Mesropova with support and time to work on this book. Finally, a word of gratitude to our families for their unfailing encouragement, inspiration, and infectious sense of humor. Uncensored? Reinventing Humor and Satire in Post-Soviet Russia. Olga Mesropova and Seth Graham, eds. Bloomington, IN: Siavica Publishers, 2008, 1- 9. ...