"A Record of Interesting Choices: Tales of a Post-soviet Man in the West"

"A Record of Interesting Choices: Tales of a Post-Soviet Man in the West" is a collection of entertaining and irreverent stories from a Russian immigrant living in the Us. With his characteristic sarcasm and at times warm tone, Jigoulov writes on religion in America, the importance of German erotica in the Soviet space, the world of espionage, and the secrets of the Russian soul. Jigoulov reminiscences on growing up in the Soviet Union, his experiences in the Soviet intelligence services, and his involvement with American religious groups in Russia and the Us. He also shares his humorous anecdotes of survival as an immigrant. After living in the Us for over twenty years, the author reflects back at his life in the Soviet Union as a Westerner and writes about it in the language that would appeal to American readers.