Ways of Othering: Literary Image of Russians in Habsburg Lviv
Ways of Othering: Literary Image of Russians in Habsburg Lviv
Author(s): Katarzyna KotyńskaSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Recent History (1900 till today), Polish Literature, Ukrainian Literature, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Lwów; Lviv; stereotype; othering; Ukrainian literature; Polish literature;
Summary/Abstract: The popular image of multicultural Lviv/Lwów in general, and under Habsburg rule in particular, usually excludes Russians from the group of genuine city dwellers. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the few portrayals of Russians in literary texts relating to the period of WWI. I compare Polish strategies of othering Russians as barbarians and an insidious element, prevalent in the literature for young readers of the 1920s, with the tendency of some Ukrainian authors to create a more nuanced image in the mass literature of the 2010s. The analysis of ways of othering Russians in the two identified groups of literary texts considers the geopolitical and national identity issues underpinning these trends.
Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 53
- Page Range: 1-13
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
