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Ukrainian Writers Slammed for 'Bourgeois Nationalism' at Meeting

9/3/2025

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Ukrainian writers are criticized for promoting "bourgeois nationalism" instead of Soviet ideals at a recent Writers’ Union meeting.
Maksym Rylsky's poem is deemed "escapist" and disconnected from current issues.
Some authors are accused of fostering pessimism, which contradicts the objectives of Soviet literature.

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Ukrainian writers are criticized for promoting "bourgeois nationalism" instead of Soviet ideals at a recent Writers’ Union meeting.
Maksym Rylsky's poem is deemed "escapist" and disconnected from current issues.
Some authors are accused of fostering pessimism, which contradicts the objectives of Soviet literature.