, Volume 38, Issue 1, pp 53-69  The reception of East-European
literature in modern China  368 Downloads 200 Citations 9
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may vary according to local VAT.  Get Access   “Eastern Europe,”
as a geopolitical term coined in the Cold War, not only refers
to a regional demarcation, but also carries specific political,
historical and cultural connotations, especially in a Chinese
context. The political situation, historical experience and
cultural character of East-European countries were shared and
could easily be understood by the Chinese, who have gained their
national consciousness and independence as well as aspired for
modernity by fighting the oppression and invasion of the foreign
powers, and through learning from and resisting the Western
empires at the same time. East-European literature has,
therefore, exerted particular influence on modern Chinese
literature at the time of its tran