The Recedi ng Generatio n of Siberians in the Pros e of Mikhail Tarkovsky Cover Image

Уходящее поколение сибиряков в прозе Михаила Тарковского
The Recedi ng Generatio n of Siberians in the Pros e of Mikhail Tarkovsky

Author(s): Svetlana Pavlenko
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: contemporary Russian prose; “Siberian text” of Russian literature; Mikhail Tarkovsky; Siberian/Siberian woman;generational identity;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the image of the older generation of Siberians in the prose of the modern Russian author Mikhail Tarkovsky, drawing from stories, novellas, essays, and the detailed portrait of the Yenisey people found within the novel Toyota Cresta. The study aims to concretize the very concept of “Siberian” in Tarkovsky’s work, identifying specific generational “types” among the protagonists and enumerating the characteristics of male and female characters based on the analysis of their appearance, behaviour, manners of speech, approach to language, and attitudes towards work and nature. In addition, the article touches upon such problems as the continuity of generations and generational conflicts.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 50-64
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Russian