Cultural exchange between the Philippines and Russia can also come in the form of the novels we love! Book lovers already know that Russian lliterature ranks among the world's best but there is a side to their reading culture that may be unknown to most book fans: Russians love noir and crime mysteries like Filipinos love pulp romance. Stories where heroes or heroines go up against corruption and shady mafias or murder mysteries, espionage adventure with sexy stuff, as part of a detective story are cult-favorite stories in Russia.
