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What Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich Means to the ‘Russian World’


MOSCOW — Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich had long been considered for the Nobel Prize for Literature. However, there is deep symbolism in the fact that she won the award this year for work that the Nobel Committee called “a monument to suffering and courage in our time.” Even if that committee had not intended any social or political subtext, such connotations are inevitable when it comes to great literature.
This award is rife with symbolism. Alexievich was born in Ukraine, perhaps the sorest spot in European politics today. She first gained notice during the Soviet era and studied under Vasily Bykau, …read more

Source: The Huffington Post

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