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Russia's Dangerous Texts: Politics Between the Lines

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
0300098510, 9780300098518, 9780300138221
LCC
PG2987.P58 P37 2004
Open Library ID
OL22613076M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1484649 bytes)
Pages
304\305
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Russia’s Dangerous Texts examines the ways that writers and their works unnerved and irritated Russia’s authoritarian rulers both before and after the Revolution. Kathleen F. Parth? identifies ten historically powerful beliefs about literature and politics in Russia, which include a view of the artistic text as national territory, and the belief that writers must avoid all contact with the state.Parth? offers a compelling analysis of the power of Russian literature to shape national identity despite sustained efforts to silence authors deemed subversive. No amount of repression could prevent the production, distribution, and discussion of texts outside official channels. Along with tragic stories of lost manuscripts and persecuted writers, there is ample evidence of an unbroken thread of political discourse through art. The book concludes with a consideration of the impact of two centuries of dangerous texts on post-Soviet Russia.

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