Works and Criticism

This section examines specific works in a critical light. It also includes several academic works that examine literary history and/or the cultural significance of specific literature.

August 10, 2011

Russian Literature in Kyrgyzstan at the Beginning of the 21st Century: A Reflection of the Social, Spiritual, and Moral State of Society

An interest in the literary works by Chingiz Aitmatov led me to Kyrgyzstan in the summer of 2010 in order to study this writer’s native tongue, and, I hoped, discover more about other writers from this small but dynamic country. Before I left the United States, my online research resulted in very few sources that […]