Article

Name: Review of the Book: Kulikova E. Yu. “Scattered in Foreign Lands, Encountered Here and There”: The Eastern Continuation of the Silver Age. – Novosibirsk: Svinin and Sons, 2025. – 220 p.: 3 ill.

Authors: Galina V. Efendieva

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russian Federation

In the section Reviews

Abstract:

This review provides a detailed assessment of E. Yu. Kulikova’s monograph devoted to the literature of the Russian East. (Vladivostok, Harbin, Shanghai). The author analyzes the structure and content of the work in detail the structure and content of the work, noting in particular its key thesis about the creative reinterpretation of the traditions of the Silver Age in the context of emigration (the works of B. Yulsky, M. Shcherbakov, A. Achaïr, V. Pereleshin, L. Khaindrova, and others). The focus is on the of the study: overcoming the stereotype of the “secondary” nature of Far Eastern literature, introducing forgotten names into scientific circulation, the depth of philological analysis, and an interdisciplinary approach. The review emphasizes the scientific novelty and conceptual integrity of the monograph, recognizing it as a significant contribution to the study of the cultural heritage of the Russian diaspora and setting a new standard for future research in this field.

Keywords: E. Yu. Kulikova, monograph, Silver Age, Far East, Russian émigré literature, reception and transformation

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