Между постмодернизмом и «новым реализмом»: лейтмотивы в избранных произведениях Виктора Пелевина и Захара Прилепина
BETWEEN POSTMODERNISM AND “NEW REALISM”: LEITMOTIFS IN SELECTED LITERARY WORKS OF VICTOR PELEVIN AND ZAKHAR PRILEPIN

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to discuss literary strategies of two contemporary Russian writers:postmodernist Victor Pelevin and realist Zakhar Prilepin. These authors present different stylesand generations, but there is some similarity between them, for example sensitivity to problems ofcontemporary Russia and Russians. Their heroes do not accept post-Soviet reality. Pelevin has created“the hero-refugee,” an individualist who does not want to participate in social life. He leaves Russiaand goes to another dimension of human existence. Prilepin’s hero fights with the government. Thiswriter has created a new character – a contemporary “revolutionist” (a rebel) who hates the consumersociety. Two novels are analyzed in this paper: Buddha’s Little Finger (Chapayev and Void, 1996)by Pelevin and Sankya (2006) by Prilepin.

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