The stunning popularity of the “Boris Akunin” detective novels may indicate something deeper in Russian cultureby Maria Antonenko MOSCOW–A new star flying under the name of Boris Akunin is shooting through the sky of Russian literature. Akunin is the pen-name used for three series of detective novels, mostly set in the last third of the 19th century. The hero of […]
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