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Article: Noplace Like Home: The Literary Artist and Russia's Search for Cultural Identity
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- Canadian Slavonic Papers
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- March 1, 2003
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Amy C. Singleton. Noplace Like Home: The Literary Artist and Russia's Search for Cultural Identity. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997. x, 193 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $17.95, paper.
Amy C. Singleton's monograph explores the theme of home in Russian literature. According to Singleton, studying this theme in the works of Russian writers may provide valuable insights into understanding Russia's search for national and cultural identity (p. 33). In view of recent political developments and resumed debates about the Russian "path," Singleton's topic is timely. Indeed, by looking at the past, one may get a better grasp of Russia's chaotic present. Singleton examines the ...