“Sasha [Gelich] had a hard time coming to faith. He was a Jew, a member of the Russian intelligentsia, and the whole idea confused him quite a lot. Zoya proselytized frequently to him, but he could not quite come into the Church. Once, I remember, he had been drinking. He was a great fan of drinking, a beautiful ‘drinking artist.’ Zoya said: ‘Svetik, show Sasha your cross.’ And I showed him the cross. The very next day he went to the priest.”
–quoted in Doubly Chosen–man, those are the best parties.