Africans in Russian literature and film

[Furman, Yelena]

Dear John,
This may be a bit of a different answer to your question, but the Russian-American writer Anya Ulinich (Russian immigrant living in the US and writing in English) has a novel, Petropolis (2007), whose protagonist is Russian and (half) black.  This character's treatment in Russia (and the US) is one of the key issues in the text.
Hope that helps.
Best, Yelena Furman
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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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