Men without Women - Masculinity and Revolution in Russian Fiction, 1917–1929

"Well versed in theory and thoroughly knowledgeable about Russian political and cultural life, Borenstein provides an excellent contribution to the burgeoning field of gender studies in Russian and Soviet literatures."--Adele Barker, University of Arizona

List of contents

Acknowledgments ix

Note on Translations and Translitereation xiii

Introduction: Brothers and Comrades 1

Chapter One
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Chapter Two
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Chapter Three
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Chapter Four
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Chapter Five
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Chapter Six
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Conclusion
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Notes 277

Works Cited 327

Index 341

About the author

Eliot Borenstein is Assistant Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University.

Summary

Examines the literature of the early Soviet period to shed new light on the iconic Russian concept of comradeship. By analysing a variety of Russian writers who span the ideological spectrum, this title provides an illuminating reading of the construction of masculinity in Soviet culture.

Product details

• Authors: Borenstein, Eliot Borenstein, Eliot Borenstein
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2001
• EAN: 9780822325789
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2578-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Weight: 907 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Slavonic linguistics / literary studies; Osteuropa, Russisch, UdSSR, Sowjetunion, Zwischen den Weltkriegen (1919 bis 1939 n. Chr.), 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Gender Studies: Gruppen