The Big Green Tent: A NovelThe Big Green Tent epitomizes what we think of when we imagine the classic Russian novel. With epic breadth and intimate detail, Ludmila Ulitskayas remarkable work tells the story of three school friends who meet in Moscow in the 1950s and go on to embody the heroism, folly, compromise, and hope of the Soviet dissident experience. These three boysan orphaned poet; a gifted, fragile pianist; and a budding photographer with a talent for collecting