Russian Literature, 1995-2002: On the Threshold of a New Millennium

by N.N. Shneidman

Book Overview

Writers have a difficult time making a living in contemporary Russia. Market-driven publishing companies have pushed serious domestic prose to the fringes of their output and few people have money to buy books. The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 led Russian society to become polarized between an increasingly prosperous minority and a very poor majority. This divide is also mirrored within the writing community, with some writers supporting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802086705
• ISBN13: 9780802086709
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"