David A. Kalis
Cognoscenti contributor
David A. Kalis is the Author of Vodka Shot, Pickle Chaser, and serves as an Alderman-at-Large for the City of Newton, Mass.
Recently published
The View From Red Square: Witnessing The End Of The Soviet Union
Twenty-three years ago today, Soviet hard-line Communists attempted to overthrow reformer Mikhail Gorbachev.