to the readers of this blog

A few words on how to use and participate in this blog.
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(2) Everybody who would like to share memories about Andrei or otherwise honor his life and legacy is welcome to participate in this blog. There are 3 ways to contribute. First, you can leave a comment to any post. Secondly, you can email your material to the administrator (rakitov[at]gmail.com) to post it on your behalf. And finally, you can post on your own. In order to do it, please obtain a free Gmail address and send it to the administrator, who will then add it to the list of authors.