{"product_id":"russian-literature-1988-1994-the-end-of-an-era-9780802074669","title":"Russian Literature, 1988-1994: The End of an Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Norman Shneidman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Russian \u0026amp; Former Soviet Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collapse of the Soviet Union brought about radical changes in the Russian\u003cbr\u003eliterary world. With the state's relinquishment of control over literary production, \u003cbr\u003ewriters acquired freedom of expression and publication. State publishing\u003cbr\u003ehouses, now self-supporting enterprises, stopped printing money-losing books\u003cbr\u003eand turned to foreign detective novels and erotic literature, effecting a considerable\u003cbr\u003eshift in popular taste. The writer, no longer a producer of ideology, has been\u003cbr\u003erecast as a struggling competitor in a free-market environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the current Russian literary scene, \u003ci\u003eRussian Literature, 1988-1994\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexamines these recent changes. Beginning with a general overview of the political, \u003cbr\u003eintellectual, and social atmosphere in the country and its effect on artistic\u003cbr\u003ecreativity, Shneidman surveys the period's literature. He considers the work of\u003cbr\u003esucceeding generations of prose fiction writers: the 'old guard, ' the writers of the\u003cbr\u003eintermediate generation, and the younger authors of perestroika, whose works\u003cbr\u003efirst appeared in print after Gorbachev's ascent to power. The writing of this last\u003cbr\u003egroup is divided into three categories: novels written in the style of conventional\u003cbr\u003eRussian realism; works that combine realistic prose with modernist narrative\u003cbr\u003etechniques; and the body of work that constitutes Russian post-modernism.\u003cbr\u003eExploring artistic and social issues in an integrated manner, the volume will be\u003cbr\u003eof interest not only to students of Russian literature but also to those concerned\u003cbr\u003ewith the culture and social life of the former Soviet Union.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591605436567,"sku":"9780802074669","price":3719.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780802074669.webp?v=1774973800","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/russian-literature-1988-1994-the-end-of-an-era-9780802074669","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}