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In Troubadours of the Empire, Eva Thompson delivers one of the first comprehensive Ukrainian studies positioning Russian literature within the framework of postcolonial theory. Spanning 384 pages, this hardcover examines how imperialism and nationalism shape canonical authors, critiques the failure to recognize Russia as a colonial power, and offers rigorous literary analysis of texts from Pushkin to Solzhenitsyn. Ideal for students and scholars of literary studies, postcolonial literature, and Russian cultural history, it provides essential insights into the colonial motives embedded in the Russian literary canon