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Farah Stockman

From a new generation of writers, the real Russia

By Farah Stockman

 |  Globe Columnist  

  February 21, 2012

Recently, I got a chance to meet four young prize-winning Russian authors on a tour of the East Coast. They are the first generation of writers who never knew the Cold War; who feel no nostalgia for the lost Soviet Empire; who grew up with everything possible and nothing guaranteed. Their stories give a glimpse of the real Russia.

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