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The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay

The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay

By The Guardian

The Audio Long Read

21/02/25·34m 30s
Victor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sells millions. Has he become a Kremlin apologist? By Sophie Pinkham. Read by Olga Koch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay
The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay
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