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Zheng Tiwu:  Russian literature is always popular among Chinese readers

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Zheng Tiwu:  Russian literature is always popular among Chinese readers


05.07.2017

Shanghai University professor Zheng Tiwu in TASS interview told about the great interest of Chinese readers in Russian literature.

According to the Russian literature leading researcher in China, works of Lev Tolstoy, Fedor Dostoevsky and other Russian classics have made a significant impact on Chinese literature formation. According to Zheng Tiwu, in the first part of 20th century romanticism, realism and other literary movements came to China from Russian literature.

Researcher has stressed that Chinese government used to support publication of Russian literature translation 30 years ago. Before 1990s publishing agencies didn't know about free market economy, and books were issued in large quantities. After 1990s the book market went completely down.

Over the last several years, governments of Russia and China started to support publishing houses again. New opportunities for publishing and cross-cultural communication have emerged for literature workers. Thanks for Russian language and literature intergovernmental projects, Russia and China agreed to issue up to 100 books a year.

In the course of the interview Zheng Tiwu has shared his plans. He awaits the publishing of Sergei Esenin's poetry translated by him in Chinese. Also the professor is going to complete the Russian poetry monograph in the nearest future.

It is worth mentioning that Zheng Tiwu has received many awards. The most recent one, For the Engagement, he has received at the end of April 2017 from The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

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