PERCEPTION AND DISSEMINATION OF RUSSIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE IN CHINA: FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO NOSTALGIA

This article explores the dissemination and reception of Russian classical literature in China. Based on a comprehensive literature review and case analysis, it examines the historical dynamics and contemporary trends in the transmission of Russian literature within the Chinese cultural space. The study reveals that at different historical stages, Russian literature in China was perceived as an “instrument of enlightenment”, an “ideological ally”, and a “symbol of nostalgia”. The mechanisms of selective appropriation and localised reproduction of cultural memory by the Chinese audience are analysed in detail. Special attention is given to the impact of digital media on the desacralisation of literary classics and the emergence of new forms of perception among younger generations. The research demonstrates how intercultural communication through literature reflects processes of identity construction and the struggle for cultural memory. A novel approach is proposed for studying literary interactions that transcends the traditional “influence-reception” paradigm.

RUSSIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE, CHINESE LITERATURE, CULTURAL MEMORY, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, MEDIA TRANSFORMATION