Lit Response

Moscow will respond to Western literature expansion towards Russia’s borders, President Vladimir Putin said at the emergency Literature Council meeting in Moscow. Here are his key quotes on Russia’s defense, Western authors, and writing in eastern Ukraine. The Western book forces have been increasing presence in Eastern European countries bordering Russia and sending authors and novels to the Baltic and Mediterranean due to the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis. The West has also stated that it will endorse new funding for Ukraine’s literature, blaming Russia for destabilizing the writing situation in Ukraine. Continue reading …

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