PANAIT ISTRATI. THE DISSIDENT AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST
PANAIT ISTRATI. THE DISSIDENT AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST
Author(s): Gergana NachevaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, French Literature, Romanian Literature, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), History of Communism, Philology
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Bolshevism; Stalinism; terror; ideology; Leninism; socialism; dissident;
Summary/Abstract: The proposed text tries to read Panait Istrati's book "The Confession of a Loser" ("To the other flame or after 16 months in the USSR") - through modern historical, political and ideological paradigms of the 20th century, as well as the role of the intellectual as a mediator in the constant East-West dialogue. It shows the function of the intellectuals in both Western and Eastern societies, their utopian visions, clashes, disillusions and disappointments, their support for Bolshevism and Stalinism in totalitarian Russia in the 20s and the 30s of the 20th century. All this is examined through the optics of our present day and the historical context.
Journal: Synergies in Communication
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 68-79
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
