Kulich (Easter Cake)

A rich, sweet brioche-like cake studded with raisins

On Thursday, veiled women walked by the street beneath our balcony holding lit candles covered in glass. People were celebrating “Cleansing Thursday” in miscellaneous ways. Tolik called Anthony up around 9pm to come outside for a walk, but his cleansing ritual had involved rinsing out interpersonal issues among coworkers with alcohol and our walk led to…