Poetic Canons, Cultural Memory and Russian National Identity after 1991

by Hodgson

The collapse of the Soviet Union forced Russia to engage in a process of nation building. This involved a reassessment of the past, both historical and cultural, and how it should be remembered. The publication of previously barely known underground and migr literary works presented an opportunity to reappraise official Soviet literature and re-evaluate twentieth-century Russian literature as a whole.

This book explores changes to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787079023
• ISBN13: 9781787079021
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"