The superb Yulia Latynina.

We love the droll wit of Ms. Latynina. You can catch her column every Wednesday in the Moscow News (see sidebar for both names) before it goes behind the subscription wall.

Another bon mot:

Ultimately, the inevitable happened. The husband, his money having made Zhasmin's career, naturally thought that the end product should belong to him, whereas she, naturally, didn't think a great singer should be dependent on an older sponsor. Neither side could agree on who owed what to whom, so the appearance of a third party looking to help such an attractive young woman was only a matter of time.

"Singing for Their Supper." By Yulia Latynina, Moscow Times, 7/12/06.