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Thousands of outstanding members of the intelligentsia had perished in Stalin’s prisons and camps, but lifelines could nonetheless be established between those who came before and those who came after.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
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Popular opinion was also shaped by an overwhelmingly left-leaning intelligentsia created and shaped by the long national struggle against European imperialism.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The money helped fund a comeback show at New York Fashion Week, in 2021, which featured not only avant-garde garments but also sleek basics.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Paired with an avant-garde heel and demure stud earrings, the dress-and-blazer combo is a perfect study in contrasts.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Culturati.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culturati. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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