Миф и реальность в северной прозе Мариуша Вилька
Myth and reality in M. Wilk’s northern prose

Summary/Abstract: Mariusz Wilk, the author of documentary fiction on the Russian North (The Journals o f a White Sea Wolf, 1998; Portage, 2005; A House by the Oniego, 2006), undertakes the task to narrate the story of the present-day Russia in an unbiased, non-stereotyped manner. This mission, however, is not always successfully accomplished. The author’s books reflect historically pre-existed stereotypes in the perception of Russia; such as the myth of the Russian people’s yearning for submission and the myth of Russian hard drinking. The article attempts at investigating the way in which the “dark” Russian myths are interpreted by the Polish writer, as well as some of the most meaningful emphases that are observed in these interpretations.

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