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The post-Soviet politics of Utopia : language, fiction and fantasy in modern Russia
- Title
- The post-Soviet politics of Utopia : language, fiction and fantasy in modern Russia / edited by Mikhail Suslov and Per-Arne Bodin.
- Publication
- London, UK ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.
- ©2020
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- Description
- x, 362 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "More than 700 'utopian' novels are published in Russia every year. These utopias - meaning here fantasy fiction, science fiction, space operas or alternative history - do not set out merely to titillate; instead they express very real Russian anxieties: be they territorial right-sizing, loss of imperial status or turning into a 'colony' of the West. Contributors to this innovative collection use these narratives to re-examine post-Soviet Russian political culture and identity. Interrogating the intersections of politics, ideologies and fantasies, chapters draw together the highbrow literary mainstream (authors such as Vladimir Sorokin), mass literature for entertainment and individuals who bridge the gap between fiction writers and intellectuals or ideologists (Aleksandr Prokhanov, for example, the editor-in-chief of Russia's far-right newspaper Zavtra). In the process The Post-Soviet Politics of Utopia sheds crucial light onto a variety of debates - including the rise of nationalism, right-wing populism, imperial revanchism, the complicated presence of religion in the public sphere, the function of language - and is important reading for anyone interested in the heightened importance of ideas, myths, alternative histories and conspiracy theories in Russia today."--
- Subjects
- Russian fiction
- Russia (Federation)
- Utopias in literature
- Russian fiction > 21st century > History and criticism
- Russian literature > Political aspects
- Since 1991
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-
- Politics in literature
- Fantasy in literature
- Politics and government
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFD 20-148
- ISBN
- 9781788312288
- 1788312287
- OCLC
- 1108727800
- Title
- The post-Soviet politics of Utopia : language, fiction and fantasy in modern Russia / edited by Mikhail Suslov and Per-Arne Bodin.
- Publisher
- London, UK ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- Since 1991
- Added Author
- Suslov, M. G., editor.Bodin, Per-Arne, 1949- editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 20-148