Great article, Elana! I well remember Miriam Rykles's wit and lively intelligence from when we visited Spivack relatives during my parents' summer vacations. Having tried (not very successfully) to learn Russian in college and grad school, I remain very impressed and deeply envious of Miriam's language skills.

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