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The Bear Next Door
Leading cultural figures on the 'front line' of Russia's border with Europe present a series of illustrated essays on the reality of their nation's contemporary national identity.
Five leading cultural figures on the 'front line' of Russia's border with Europe - from the nations of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Moldova - present a series of illustrated essays that take us into the reality of their nation's contemporary national identity in the shadow of the imposing and newly threatening giant to the east.