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''Russophone'' ((ロシア語:Русскоговорящий), ''Russkogovoryashchy'') is a novel by the Russian writer Denis Gutsko (Moscow, ''Vagrius'', 2005, ISBN 5-98264-009-3). The novel is an expanded and reworked version of his novel ''Without Track or Trace'', Без пути-следа (''Bez puti-sleda'' also translated as ''Without a Way'') published in ''Druzhba Narodov'' magazine (2004 nn. 11, 12). It was awarded the 2005 Russian Booker Prize (under the latter title), despite a vocal opposition by the chairman of the jury, Vasily Aksyonov. The novel addresses the issue of Russophone people, who after the dissolution of the Soviet Union suddenly found themselves without a homeland, in new post-Soviet states, surrounded by ethnic hatred towards Russians. It was awarded the Boris Sokolov Prize (2005). The plot is about the fate of a Russian born in Tbilisi, Georgia, who speaks Russian with Georgian accent. The journal version mainly dealt with the tribulations of the main hero, who could not get a passport of the Russian citizenship. The book version was significantly expanded: the first part was added with the pre-history of the hero, involving his participation in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict (Nagorno-Karabakh War). The second part was reworked to address criticism of the journal version. ==References== *(''Russkogovoryashchy'' ), ozon.ru catalog entry *() *("Without Track or Trace" ), text online 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russophone (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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