This book traces the profound influence that Russian literature, which was tied inseparably to the political victory of the Russian revolution, had on China during a period that saw the collapse of imperial rule and the rise of the Communist Party.

Autorentext
MARK GAMSA ****is a Lecturer in modern Chinese history and literature at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Inhalt
The Russian Classics as a Moral Example Literature and the Nation The Agents of Soviet Literature Soviet Socialist Realism as a Manual of Practice