Russian Writer Evgeny Chizhov: Writers Should Stay away from Both Authorities and Opposition
... to an entire country? The country is normally one of the cornerstones of identity. In this sense, Russia is characterized by the absence of a solid identity — it keeps oscillating between the East and the West. Russia has what I would call a fluid identity, partly Eastern, partly Western. This is, in fact, a good and productive trait, despite the fact that it generates endless debates. The country is in a position to take the best from both the East and the West. Obviously, Russian culture of the past three centuries has been ...
10.09.2018