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Our study of some of the main works of historical fiction published in Russia since 1985 and the critical debates they have inspired raises a number of interesting questions about the nature of history, literature and politics in contemporary Russia. Since the process of reassessing Russian history and literature and rebuilding a new society is still continuing, any conclusions offered here can only be tentative and provisional.

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    Rosalind Marsh (Professor of Russian Studies)

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Marsh, R. (1995). Conclusion. In: History and Literature in Contemporary Russia. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377790_14

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