Prisoner of Russia
Subtitle: Alexander Pushkin and the political uses of nationalism
By: Yuri Druzhnikov ; translated by Thomas Moore and Ilya Druzhnikov.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Brunswick
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
Subjects: Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837; Poets, Russian -- 19th century -- Biography; Literature and state -- Russia -- History -- 19th century; Political persecution -- Russia -- History -- 19th century
Description: As the central figure in Russian literature, Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) has been claimed by nearly every political faction, right and left, in Russian cultural politics over the past two centuries, culminating in his official canonization under the Soviet regime. In Prisoner of Russia, Yuri Druzhnikov analyzes the distortions and misrepresentations of Pushkin's cultural appropriation by focusing on Pushkin's attempts at emigration and his attitudes toward Russia and Western Europe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-442) and index.