Short Story in Translation: Russian Citizenship and National Identity

[Benjamin Rifkin]

Dear SEELANGers:

A colleague of mine in history is teaching a course next semester on citizenship and national identity in the European context.  He asked me to recommend a short story written by a Russian writer, widely available in translation for his students who don't read in Russian, to include in his syllabus.

My thoughts run in a thousand different directions on this question and I've come up with numerous films that I think are relevant, but I'm wondering if you might recommend some short stories by Russian authors that could be found in translation that perhaps have worked well for you in this or a related context.

With thanks and best wishes,

Ben Rifkin
The College of New Jersey

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