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Plot Summary of The Russians are coming!
"Set in small-town America, the novel's main characters, six Russian newcomers, provide a fresh perspective of a close-knit college community.

Two couples, one child, and a single woman make up the core group. The story follows them and offers to the reader the unique opportunity to explore not only the surface differences between Russian and American lifestyles, but the more profound similarities.

Narrowed to a specific fourteen-month time frame, but enhanced with flashbacks and epilogue, the novel shows everyday life in both countries."

Lily Alex, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Inside culture (main char) - Russian
Other aspects: - story of "the rich" - immigrant story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - American Northeast
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - Russian
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - Eastern Europe
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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