The Representation of the Soviet Past by Contemporary Russian Writers

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dc.contributor.advisorHokanson, Katyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNekrasova, Alenaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-10T23:20:11Z
dc.date.available2013-10-10T23:20:11Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-10
dc.description.abstractThe Soviet Union had existed for 70 years and was labeled as the "evil empire". Its technological achievements and geographical discoveries are amazing. However, its dark aspects such as censorship, "purges", and freedom restrictions are shocking as well. The effects of its collapse in 1991 were felt throughout the world in many aspects of peoples' day-to-day lives. Nowadays, many average Russians feel tenderness and nostalgia for what they had back then. This thesis addresses the perception of the Soviet past by two contemporary Russian writers, Elena Chizhova and Elena Katishonok. Despite the common tendency to idealize the Soviet epoch, the authors represent it as a period that is not worthy of nostalgia. The thesis explores the world picture created in both novels by means of the analysis of such themes as the space structure, death, and memory that recur and function on different levels of the target texts.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/13436
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectChizhovaen_US
dc.subjectContemporary writersen_US
dc.subjectKatishonoken_US
dc.subjectNovelen_US
dc.subjectProzeen_US
dc.subjectSoviet perioden_US
dc.titleThe Representation of the Soviet Past by Contemporary Russian Writersen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineRussian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Programen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregonen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en_US

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