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Elif Batuman rethinks Russian literature

Life and Art from FT Weekend

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The Great Russian Novels - Anna Karenina

In the early 19th century, Russian literature kind of starts with Pushkin. Peter the Great and then Catherine the Great are transforming Russia into a westward facing empire. All of them in some way or another fall afoul of the Tsar's power but they're all benefiting from it. L.F thinks that the problem with the imperial novels runs much deeper.

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