22: Ukrainian Ideas in the 21st Century
The Making of Modern Ukraine
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Gogo: The Turning Point in the History of Russian Culture?
The idea that Kiev and Moscow are somehow connected, organically connected is also an argument made by Ukrainian churchmen in the late 17th century. The whole argument never emerges without Ukraine, right? So all of these important steps in the history of what's going to become Russian culture are deeply, organicallyconnected with Ukraine. Take literature. Who's the first important Russian writer? Besides Pushkin,. Gogo? Yes, Gogo. Who is from? Ukraine. And his first stories are about Ukraine, and his family is Ukrainian. If you don't know Gogo, by the way, after exams, I know, but you might want to start reading some of his short stories.
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