‘I’ve received a Siberian education,’ I replied, as he closed the door.
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First published in Italy as Educazione siberiana by Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino, 2009
First published in Great Britain by Canongate Books Ltd, 2010
This edition published by The Text Publishing Company, 2010
All the illustrations that accompany the text are details from original tattoos executed by the author.
Cover design by W.H. Chong
Printed in Australia by Griffin Press
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Lilin, Nicolai, 1981-
Siberian education / Nicolai Lilin ; translated by Jonathan Hunt.
ISBN: 9781921656323 (pbk.)
Translation of: Educazione Siberiana.
Lilin, Nicolai, 1981—Childhood and youth. Tattoo artists—Dniester Moldovan Republic—Biography. Dniester Moldovan Republic—Social life and customs. Dniester Moldovan Republic—Social conditions.
Hunt, Jonathan, 1951-
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