Studia Litterarum Studia Litterarum 2500-4247 IWL RAS https://doi.org/10.22455/2500-4247-2023-8-4-222-249 Research Article Articles Discussion on Russian Émigré Literature in the “Mech” Journal and Around It Protopopova Anna V. red@studlit.ru Protopopov Ivan A. red@studlit.ru December 25, 2023 2023 May 12, 2023 The understanding of the ways of development of Russian emigrant literature was reflected in the discussion between V.G. Fyodorov, D.V. Filosofov and D.S. Merezhkovsky in the Warsaw journal "Mech" ("Sword") and further in the polemic between V.F. Khodasevich and G.V. Adamovich. Should national literature in emigration be connected both with the native language and with national traditions and culture, or should it be based on the Western cultural tradition? 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