Wilson Center Experts
Elisabeth T. Rich
Short-Term Grant
Kennan Institute
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
; Russia
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
Wilson Center Project(s):
Post-Soviet Siberian Literature
Term:
May 01, 1997
Jun 01, 1997
Project Summary
In order to assess present-day Siberian literature, asks what serious writers are published with regularity and popularity, why they are popular, how the new social political realities are reflected in their writings, the role of nationalism in shaping the literary landscape, and how peasant values and morality faring in the contemporary context.