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dated December 21, 1957: Works in Indian languages

The Soviet writers are “absolutely free” to express their thoughts and ideas so long as these are in consonance with the aim of their society and the ideals which inspired the people, said Mr. Alexander B. Chakovski, Chief Editor of the Russian journal, Foreign Literature. Mr. Chakovski, who is a Stalin Prize winner for literature, was addressing the members of the Tamil Writers’ Association on December 17 at the Crescent Hall, Triplicane.

Dr. Chakovski said he had come to India to personally select the best books in some of the major national languages of India, for translation directly into Russian. Regarding modern Soviet literature, he said that “socialist realism” was its dominant feature.

Gorki’s “Mother”, which portrayed not merely the life of the working classes in Russia but also visualised their future prospects, depicted this principle of Socialist realism.

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