Abstract: This article deals with the book of the Russian writer Mikhail Shishkin “Russian Switzerland”, a chapter from his travelogue “Following Byron and Tolstoy. Literary walk from Lake Geneva to the Bernese Alps” as well as some essays of the writer. Shishkin presents the image of Switzerland, which was formed in the Russian culture for several centuries. The author of the article notes the particular Shishkin’s position associated with his status as an expatriate. Shishkin reconstructs in Switzerland segments of Russian history and culture...
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