How did the author decide to portray the cultural tensions between Russians and Chinese?
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The Russian Concubine
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How did the author decide to portray the cultural tensions between Russians and Chinese?
Did anyone else feel the romance was both passionate and heartbreaking at the same time?
What inspired the decision to set this story during such a tumultuous period in Chinese history?