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Russian literature
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US academia still in thrall of “great Russia” myth
Terms like "masterpiece" and "genius" were far more likely to describe Russian versus non-Russian content, reflecting what researchers called qualitative bias
Russian literature reinforces its imperialistic policy, Ukrainian writer Zabuzhko says
Oksana Zabuzhko, a famous Ukrainian writer and one of the most translated to foreign languages, spoke about the illusion of Russian culture as allegedly unrelated to politics during the Lviv Book Forum, one of Ukraine's most popular annual literature events in the city of Lviv.
Russian literature no longer has the standing abroad it once had
Russians have long comforted themselves with the fact that however many bad things others can say about them…