Russia is Burning Dean Wilson In 1960 many of France’s

In 1960 many of France’s leading writers and intellectuals – including Simone de Beauvoir

with whom he has arguably more affinity than with much poetry from the Dutch-language canon

becomes an essay in still life and a memento mori

Rudolf mentions James Wright

and the full force of the considerable talent that has made her a hit at literary festivals the world over is delivered here in all its frank glory

Russia is Burning Dean Wilson In 1960 many of France’sThe Second World War occupies a special place in Russian memory. Between the German invasion in June 1941 and the liberation of Berlin in May 1945, over 26 million Soviet civilians, servicemen and women were killed fighting the Nazis. The war also occupies a special place in the history of Russian poetry. For Anna Akhmatova the Red Army was defending the Russian language as well as Russian soil (we will defend you, Russian speech). Poems written by