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Portnikov: Putin, not Pushkin, keeps the poet relevant
Original: It was not Pushkin who made Pushkin relevant. It was putin who made Pushkin relevant – Portnikov # history # Kipling # N
Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov argues that Alexander Pushkin's ongoing prominence is sustained less by the poet's own merit than by Vladimir Putin's war and Russia's cultural politics. Writing in the Ukraine Tribune, he reflects, alongside references to Kipling and Georges Nivat, on how the war has forced a rethinking of the place of Russian classics in Ukrainian and wider public life.
Why now: The war with Russia has triggered debate over decolonising culture and whether Russian literary icons like Pushkin still deserve their status.
Vitaly PortnikovAlexander PushkinVladimir PutinRudyard KiplingGeorges Nivat
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