Why was Boyarschina initially forbidden?
It criticized the Tsar
It was too psychedelic
It provided an unflattering description of the Russian nobility
It contained erotic content
Answer
Boyarschina was a work of fiction that was initially forbidden because it provided an unflattering description of the Russian nobility. The work was written by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, a Russian writer and satirist, and it was published in 1859. The work was set in the 18th century and it described the lives of the Russian nobility.
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