Any program of church reform will have soon to ask Chernyshevsky’s question, What is to be done? It is a dangerous question he wrote his novel from jail and spent much of his life in exile or imprisonment. Discussion of Church matters is mercifully less perilous today, but the question does invite a radical repiecing of the connections and tradition and energies that constitute Catholic life. By Andrew Hamilton
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10 famous Russians buried abroad Ulf Andersen/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Legion media Russians have a particular fondness for old cemeteries where famous people are buried. So when Russians travel abroad, they’re likely to seek out the final resting places of their eminent compatriots.
1. Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Public domain; Stephencdickson (CC BY-SA 4.0)
This prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater became globally famous thanks to her association with Sergei Diaghilev s Ballets Russes. Later, Pavlova set up a ballet company of her own and even created her own style in ballet. With the outbreak of World War I, she moved to England but continued to tour actively. In the 1920s, Anna Pavlova traveled half the world, visiting Asia, Latin America and even Australia and New Zealand. For some countries, hers was the first ballet performance to ever be staged there. Pavlova died after catching a cold in a chilly rehearsal room. Her ashes re