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From: The Mississippi Quarterly
Date: 20011222
Author:Ahern, Kathleen M.

A SHIFT IN THE DISCUSSION OF Alexander Pushkin's African lineage during the early years of the Soviet Union strengthened the bond between Russia and American blacks, a bond desired by both parties and seen as beneficial to each. The Soviets sought international recognition for their newly realized social experiment; African-Americans sought a voice and a recognized identity within a larger cultural forum. Literary texts from a group of African-American authors who visited the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s reveal a general knowledge of Pushkin's African descent and a sense of ...

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