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Nabokov and His Fiction: New Perspectives. Ed. Julian W. Connolly. Cambridge Studies in Russian Literature. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 1999. xiv, 250 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $59.95, hard bound.

The above notwithstanding, Borden's book provides an important contribution to a deeper understanding of the literary process in Brezhnev's Russia. It also provides an important introduction to the study of the contemporary Russian literary scene. After all, the Soviet Union is no longer in existence, and there is no longer any reason for subterfuge, and yet, good literature is a rare commodity in Russia today.