Dobychin, Pasternak, Reindeer People and more

Authors: Paul E. Richardson and Alexandra Borisenko
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2006
Department: Under Review
Page: 60   ( 2) pages

Summary: A review of a collection of stories by Leonid Dobychin, a biography of Pasternak, and a cultural study of the Evenk people of the north.

This article appeared in the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.

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