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Post-Soviet Literature and the Search for a Russian IdentityImperial Stiob: The Aesthetics of Chauvinism

Post-Soviet Literature and the Search for a Russian Identity: Imperial Stiob: The Aesthetics of... [Chapter 5 analyzes a new intonation—coined as “imperial stiob” here—in contemporary Russian literature’s approach to the identity debate. The novels of Pavel Krusanov, which (together with those of Eduard Limonov) make up the chapter’s object of analysis, zealously subscribe to a radical imperialist view of Russian identity and destiny. At the same time they leave open, in adherence to the late-Soviet tradition of stiob humor, the possibility of reading these rabid stances as ironic overstatements. The aesthetics of “imperial stiob,” I suggest, thrives on inconclusive signals (in and outside the text) about the “ethos” of the author. The writers of “imperial stiob” have moved beyond the relativist postmodern paradigm by making fanatical commitment and engagement a part of their ambiguous answers to “the Russian question.”] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Post-Soviet Literature and the Search for a Russian IdentityImperial Stiob: The Aesthetics of Chauvinism

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-1-137-59672-7
Pages
111 –143
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-59363-4_5
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Abstract

[Chapter 5 analyzes a new intonation—coined as “imperial stiob” here—in contemporary Russian literature’s approach to the identity debate. The novels of Pavel Krusanov, which (together with those of Eduard Limonov) make up the chapter’s object of analysis, zealously subscribe to a radical imperialist view of Russian identity and destiny. At the same time they leave open, in adherence to the late-Soviet tradition of stiob humor, the possibility of reading these rabid stances as ironic overstatements. The aesthetics of “imperial stiob,” I suggest, thrives on inconclusive signals (in and outside the text) about the “ethos” of the author. The writers of “imperial stiob” have moved beyond the relativist postmodern paradigm by making fanatical commitment and engagement a part of their ambiguous answers to “the Russian question.”]

Published: Jun 10, 2016

Keywords: Kola Peninsula; Russian Society; Political Correctness; Aesthetic Dimension; Official Discourse

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