The Autogenetic Russian Avantgarde project studies Russian avant-garde literature and culture, which began as a rebellion and went on to win global fame. The project analyses the tendency of the Russian avant-garde to declare itself part of nothing, independent, wholly unanticipated – autogenetic. Read more »
The theme for the 2015 Helsinki Book Fair is Russian literature and culture. The theme was established in late 2014, to mixed reactions. In the current political climate, with the crisis in Ukraine close to becoming open war, sanctions were considered, and the wisdom of showcasing Russian literature and culture at the book fair was questioned. Will the authors bring with them a flood of Russian propaganda? Read more »
Professor Tomi Huttunen gets his thrills from Russian literature. This profile of him written by Reetta Vairimaa was originally published in 2014 in the magazine Yliopistolainen. Read more »
My treasure trove is the Slavica collection , the Slavonic Library of the National Library . Back when Slavica was still on Neitsytpolku, in… Read more »
