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Finding Meaning When Everything Feels Uncertain by @andrewdkaufman #meaning #uncertain #lifelessons

Finding Meaning When Everything Feels Uncertain

Life, Books Behind Bars
Understanding Hate, Forgiveness, and the Choices We Make by @AndrewDKaufman #hate #forgiveness #choices

Understanding Hate, Forgiveness, and the Choices We Make

Life, Political
Life Beyond Politics: A Compassionate Way To Lasting Social Change by @AndrewDKaufman #politics #compassion #change #political

Life Beyond Politics: A Compassionate Way To Lasting Social Change

Political, Democracy, Life
Perspective Shift: Notes from Africa on What Matters Most by @AndrewDKaufman #africa #perspective #life #lifelessons

Perspective Shift: Notes from Africa on What Matters Most

Life, travel
A Father's Love Knows No Bars by @andrewdkaufman #family #love #jail

A Father’s Love Knows No Bars

Life
Fearless Woman Warrior Stands Up to Putin's Oppression by @andrewdkaufman #putin #women #warrior

Fearless Woman Warrior Stands Up to Putin’s Oppression

Life, The Gambler Wife

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Andrew D. Kaufman

Andrew D. Kaufman is an author, speaker, and former Russian literature professor whose work bridges literature, history, and human transformation. His books and teaching have been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Moscow Times, as well as on NPR, PBS, and Oprah.com.

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The Gambler Wife:

A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky

A revelatory new portrait of the courageous woman who saved Dostoyevsky’s life—and became a pioneer in Russian literary history

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Andrew D. Kaufman is an author, educator, and speaker who draws on literature and lived experience to spark honest conversation and help people stay fully human in divided times.

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