Dersu the Trapper: A Classic of Russian—and World—Literature (and Later Film) Turns 80

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Dersu the Trapper: A Classic of Russian—and World—Literature (and Later Film) Turns 80
      

Eighty years ago, in 1928, the eminent Russian explorer V. K. Arseniev published a memoir called Dersu the Trapper. It has been beloved of Russian readers ever since---at least when the book has been available to them, for it has often been censored and suppressed.

The book fell out of print but was finally rediscovered when Akira Kurosawa's great 1975 film adaptation Dersu Uzala appeared. It's one of the best films ever made.  

Watch an excerpt here.

         

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