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"Преображение Пушкина"
Among the emigrated Russian population, a large number of writers and critics participated in the centenary celebration of the death anniversary of the great Russian poet, Alexandre Sergeevitch Pouchkine (1799-1837). The Russian princess, Zinaïda Schakhovskoy (1906-2001), a remarkable mediator of Russian culture in the literary and ideological circles of Brussels and Paris, played an important role in that event. Her work and flexibility in relations with representatives of different ideological and religious movements contributed to diminish stereotypes descending from African origins of the great Russian poet. In this article an interaction between the myth of an “African Pouchkine” and the image of Russia in Belgian culture will be further analyzed.