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Losing the battle of Stalingrad. (the Russian writers' union)

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From: The Economist (US)
Date: 19891209
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Losing the battle of Stalingrad

IN THE Sovient Union, where poets are esteemed and novelists occupy some of the highest offices in the land, arguments over literature can be both bitter in themselves and masks for deep political divisions. Such an argument has broken out over the reputation of Alexander Pushkin. In April, Oktyabr magazine published excerpts from "Strolling with Pushkin", an essay by Andrei Sinyavsky. This treated Pushkin with a light touch, talking about his bandy legs. A trifle, you might think. Yet from this small beginning has erupted an argument that ...

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