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Under the Sky of My Africa

- Alexander Pushkin and Blackness

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Around 1705, an African boy from the seraglio of the Turkish sultan, was taken to Russia as a gift to Peter the Great. He was to become the great-grandfather of the poet, Alexander Pushkin. It is the contention of the editors that Pushkin's African ancestry has played the role of a ""wild card"" as a formative element in Russian cultural mythology.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780810119710
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 520
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. Maj 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 235x156x25 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 662 g.
Leveringstid: Ukendt - mangler pt.

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Around 1705, an African boy from the seraglio of the Turkish sultan, was taken to Russia as a gift to Peter the Great. He was to become the great-grandfather of the poet, Alexander Pushkin. It is the contention of the editors that Pushkin's African ancestry has played the role of a ""wild card"" as a formative element in Russian cultural mythology.

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