Creating the myths and legends of the new Russia, Pelevin mixes the Strugatsky brothers with Stanislav Lem and marinates them in Jorge Luis Borges. Source: RIA Novosti

Conan Doyle’s heroes are cast in their actual size. Source: Culture.ru.

'The Tale of Tsar Saltan' by Alexander Pushkin, a screenshot from the famous cartoon (1984). Source: Press Photo.

Mayans thought that the end of the days would happen this Friday, but what do Russian writers think? Source: Shutterstock / Legion media.

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January 11, 2013

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