Africans in Russian literature and film

[Boele, O.F.]

Dear John Lyles,
 
Perhaps your students good take a look at Limonov's "Eto ia - Edochka"
or, for something more recent, Valerii Zalotoukha's "The Last Communist"
(2000?) in which the eponymous hero joins forces with, amongst others, a
black diplomat's son (I can't remember whether he is African or
Afro-Russian). 
 
Good luck!
 
Otto Boele
University of Leiden, The Netherlands

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Dear Colleagues, 

Some of my students are doing a research project on the depiction of
Africans in Russian literature and film, as well as their treatment by
society (I realize the enormous nature of this task, but I am hoping
they will begin to scratch the surface of it and perhaps remain
interested in minority depictions and treatment in Russia after the
class).  I have given them a few places to begin, but I was wondering if
any of you knew off the top of your head some good sources.  I have
already pointed them to Circus and Pushkin, as well as many works of
Socialist Realism, but are there any others that you know of that would
be good sources?  I am thinking in particular of a documentary about
Pushkin and Jim Patterson, but I can't remember the name of it.  Thanks
for any help you can give!

Sincerely,
John Lyles
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