WIKTOR SZENDEROWICZ — WIĘCEJ NIŻ SATYRYK
VIKTOR SHENDEROVICH — MORE THAN A SATIRIST

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the profile of Viktor Shenderovich (born in 1958), a modern-day writer, referred to as the leadingRussian satirist, essayist, screenwriter of the iconic TV show „Puppets” („Куклы”), aphorist, dissident, outspoken Kremlincritic, currently living in emigration. The article’s author is referring Shenderovich artistic biography, which describes hismost important literary achievements — Shenderovich is a playwright, an author of many plays in a convention of po-litical satire, in which he often refers to the most current events in Russian history. The article also presents Shenderovichdissident activity. In 2010 he became a laureate of the Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights award in the category „Hu-man Rights Protection by the Means of Culture and Art”. He’s also been actively protesting against the Kremlin’s policy bysigning multiple appeals and protests directed at the president of the Russian Federation. Since the beginning of Russia’saggression on Ukraine, Shenderovich has been condemning the war publicly, he was also a part of a group of artists andactivists calling for deescalating the conflict and ceasing hostilities. In December of 2021, Shenderovich’s name was put onthe “foreign agent” list, which was a direct cause of him leaving the country. The article’s author also discusses the writer’sconnection with Polish culture, especially the making of his original project called Lec — the 20th century.

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