LEADER 03485nam 2200553 450 001 9910459947803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-2351-9 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442623514 035 $a(CKB)3710000000329318 035 $a(EBL)3296721 035 $a(CEL)449431 035 $a(OCoLC)903441104 035 $a(CaBNVSL)thg00916142 035 $a(DE-B1597)465666 035 $a(OCoLC)944178857 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442623514 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4670137 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4670137 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11256651 035 $a(OCoLC)958570947 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000329318 100 $a20160922h19951995 uy 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aRussian literature, 1988-1994 $ethe end of an era /$fN.N. Shneidman 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1995. 210 4$dİ1995 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 225 0 $aHeritage 311 $a0-8020-7466-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. Politics, Literature, and Society -- $t2. The Russian Literary Scene -- $t3. The Old Guard -- $t4. The Intermediate Generation -- $t5. The New Writers of Perestroika -- $t6. Conclusion -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe collapse of the Soviet Union brought about radical changes in the Russian literary world. With the state's relinquishment of control over literary production, writers acquired freedom of expression and publication. State publishing houses, now self-supporting enterprises, stopped printing money-losing books and turned to foreign detective novels and erotic literature, effecting a considerable shift in popular taste. The writer, no longer a producer of ideology, has been recast as a struggling competitor in a free-market environment. Focusing on the current Russian literary scene, Russian Literature, 1988-1994 examines these recent changes. Beginning with a general overview of the political, intellectual, and social atmosphere in the country and its effect on artistic creativity, Shneidman surveys the period's literature. He considers the work of succeeding generations of prose fiction writers: the 'old guard,' the writers of the intermediate generation, and the younger authors of perestroika, whose works first appeared in print after Gorbachev's ascent to power. The writing of this last group is divided into three categories: novels written in the style of conventional Russian realism; works that combine realistic prose with modernist narrative techniques; and the body of work that constitutes Russian post-modernism. Exploring artistic and social issues in an integrated manner, the volume will be of interest not only to students of Russian literature but also to those concerned with the culture and social life of the former Soviet Union. 606 $aRussian fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRussian fiction$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a891.73/4409 700 $aShneidman$b N. N.$0756534 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459947803321 996 $aRussian literature, 1988-1994$92244562 997 $aUNINA