Introduction. The poetics and politics of modern Russian biography

Like many genres, biography came belatedly to Russia. As with other such late arrivals, biography underwent intensive growth in quantity, sophistication, cultural significance and popularity from the era of Nicholas I onwards. It stands today as a dominant force in post-Soviet publishing. Yet studie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, P
Format: Journal article
Published: University College London, School of Slavonic and East European Studies 2018