Russian Writers and Soviet Society 19171978

This book, first published in 1979, provides a systematic anatomy of Russia's modern authors in the context of their society at the time. Post-revolutionary Russian literature has made a profound impact on the West while still maintaining its traditional role as a vehicle for political struggle at home. Professor Hingley places their lives and work firmly in the setting of the USSR's social and political structure.

List of contents

Part 1. The Historical and Literary Setting  1. General Perspectives  1.1. Revolution  1.2. Ordeals  1.3. The Political Dimension  1.4. The Soviet Panorama  2. History and Literature  2.1. Before Stalinism  2.2. Stalin's Dictatorship  2.3. After Stalin  3. Russian Authors and the World  3.1. East-West Contact  3.2. Emigration  4. Writers and their Work  4.1. Poetry  4.2. Prose Fiction  4.3. Memoirs  4.4. Drama  4.5. Criticism  Part 2. The Social and Political Spectrum  5. Peoples and Regions  5.1. The RSFSR  5.2. The Ukraine  5.3. Jews  5.4. Other Peoples  6. The Power Structure  6.1. The Communist Party  6.2. The Ideology  6.3. Government and Administration  6.4. The Police  6.5. Concentration Camps  6.6. The Military  7. The Class System  7.1. The Workers  7.2. Peasants  7.3. The Intelligentsia  8. Private Life  8.1. Women  8.2. The Home  8.3. Religion  Part 3. The Literary Profession  9. Movements and Theories  9.1. Pre-1932 Currents  9.2. The Union of Writers  9.3. Socialist Realism  10. Control Mechanisms  10.1. Incentives  10.2. Censorship  10.3. Disincentives  10.4. Rehabilitation  11. Conformists and Nonconformists  11.1. Custodians  11.2. Liberals  11.3. Dissidents  12. From Pen to Print  12.1. Periodicals  12.2. Books  12.3. Export Only Publications  12.4. Textual Perversions

About the author

Ronald Hingley

Summary

This book, first published in 1979, provides a systematic anatomy of Russia’s modern authors in the context of their society at the time. Professor Hingley places their lives and work firmly in the setting of the USSR’s social and political structure.

Product details

• Authors: Ronald Hingley, Hingley Ronald
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367775377
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77537-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Russian and Soviet Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Literary, Politics & government, Russian, Politics and government, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Biography: writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Historical Fiction / General