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Russian culture is struggling to survive in Uzbekistan. David MacFadyen examines the reasons for this, looking at literature, language, cinema, music, and religion. He concludes that the gap of experience is the truth, and not a barbarous falsehood.
David MacFadyen gives a thought-provoking examination of the predicament of Russian culture in Central Asia, looking at literature, language, cinema, music, and religion. Review: 'Amongst MacFadyen's conclusions is that the tragedy of Russian experience in Central Asia is that the gap of experience is the truth, and not a barbarous falsehood; the embodiment of 'death and destruction' that empire sees beyond its borders is part of the very diversity it purports to exemplify.' - Oxfam's Development Resources Review