Love these authors, too!

…tred of Stalin and the Bolshevik state. 20th-century Russian writing has been hard to get close to. We’re fine with authors who, like Bulgakov and Solzhenitsyn, were suppressed by the state and somehow got their works published in the West. Their suffering ennobles them. But authors published in the Soviet Union during the regime are deva…
How to Love Russian Lit in the Age of Putin
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Walter Bowne
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May 22, 2024
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Love these authors, too! Studied in grad school. Master and Margherita. It’s where Sympathy for the Devil comes from, I think.
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Written by Walter Bowne5.7K Followers
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This “trophy husband” writes fiction, poetry, narrative non-fiction, travel essays, music essays, book reviews, and essays about his belly button.
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