The Siberian community in which I grew up came from a much older one that had already developed a system of self-control and was opposed to any form … - Nicolai Lilin

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The Siberian community in which I grew up came from a much older one that had already developed a system of self-control and was opposed to any form of power. Not only socialism, they opposed the Tsar's regime and its slavery. [...] By the late 1980s, I already knew that the community was dying. When I started writing I realized that this tradition had helped them survive, but it couldn't save them.

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About Nicolai Lilin

Nicolai Lilin (born 12 February, 1980) is an Italian-Moldovan writer. His first novel, Siberian Education, was adapted into a 2013 film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. He has since attracted attention for spreading Russian propaganda throughout the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Alternative Names: Nikolai Verzhbitsky Nikolai Yurievich Verzhbitsky
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