Formování ukrajinské literární postavy na přelomu 20. a 21. století: od fenoménu „homo sovieticus“ k permanentnímu hledání
The Shaping of the Ukrainian Literary Character at the Turn of the 21st Century: From the Phenomenon of “Homo Sovieticus” to Permanent Searching

Author(s): Krystyna Kuznietsova
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Recent History (1900 till today), Ukrainian Literature, History of Communism
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Ukrainian fiction; contemporary fiction; post-Communist literature; character; contemporary character;
Summary/Abstract: The literary process in any culture and country continues to evolve due to political, social and historical factors; another important factor in the modern era is the popularisation of trends. The changeable nature of literary genres, topics and character prototypes is, therefore, a given. This paper reconstructs the shaping of the fictional characters in Ukrainian literature at the turn of the 21st century—from the characters of Ukrainian modernism,“Homo Sovieticus” and the underground up to the present day. The shaping of Ukrainian fictional characters during this time was not easy. With the arrival of Ukrainian postmodernism, the characters became uncertain and were forced into endless searching with no real hopes for the future. The main protagonists of the current Ukrainian novels have changed: they look to the past to assess and understand the world they live in but are perhaps still searching and have to follow a path of self-discovery to be able to finally stop and fully understand their identity.

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