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ROK 1991 W PROZIE ROSYJSKIEJ
YEAR 1991 IN RUSSIAN PROSE

Author(s): Anna Skotnicka
Subject(s): Russian Literature, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: the August Coup 1991; Russian fiction; memory;

Summary/Abstract: The goal of this article is to establish how the events of 1991, which are commonly associated with the fall of the USSR, are depicted in Russian prose. Most of the writers, including Evgeny Vodolazkin, Victor Pelevin, Pavel Sanayev, Sergey Lebedev, Alexandr Prokhanov portray in their works the moment of the August Coup, even though it often plays only a marginal role in the story. Therefore, the author analyzes selected fragments isolated from the entirety of the respectful works, and examines them outside their original contexts, paying attention to motifs, images, and notions they contain.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 180
  • Page Range: 9-24
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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