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42 | Russian author Zakhar Prilepine's political rifts
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42 | Russian author Zakhar Prilepine's political rifts

By Ivan Garcia · 10 September 2021
ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Ivan Garcia | Writer, journalist and soldier, Zakhar Prilepine is one of Russia's most critically acclaimed contemporary authors. Nostalgic for the USSR, opposed to government dictatorship and a nationalist who went to war alongside Russian secessionists in the Donbass, he is the representative of a generation torn between a grandiose past and a morose present. Portrait of a writer at odds with Russian power.
34 | Georges Nivat: «The thief can become a saint».»
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34 | Georges Nivat: «The thief can become a saint».»

By Eugène Praz · 04 September 2021
On June 28, we met Professor Georges Nivat, an eminent French Slavic scholar, at his home in Haute-Savoie. His hospitality is Russian, and the view splendid. He welcomes us to his garden, which he likes to take care of for an hour every morning before plunging into his work. Among other activities, Georges Nivat is currently translating the Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus into French. The next day, he has a Zoom appointment with Kiev, an opportunity to exchange nuances of Ukrainian with the man who helped him acquire the language. The Russian world is his home; we hope to discover a few versts of it under his guidance.