Charms of the Cynical Reason Tricksters in Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture |
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| Author:
| Lipovetsky, Mark |
| Series title: | Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-934843-45-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $156.20 |
Book Description:
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Examines the phenomenal and little-explored popularity of various tricksters flourishing in official and unofficial Soviet culture, as well as in the post-soviet era. Mark Lipovetsky interprets this puzzling phenomenon through analysis of the most remarkable and fascinating literary and cinematic images of soviet and post-soviet tricksters, including such cultural idioms as Ostap Bender, Buratino, Vasilii Tyorkin, Shtirlitz, and others.
Examines the phenomenal and little-explored popularity of various tricksters flourishing in official and unofficial Soviet culture, as well as in the post-soviet era. Mark Lipovetsky interprets this puzzling phenomenon through analysis of the most remarkable and fascinating literary and cinematic images of soviet and post-soviet tricksters, including such cultural idioms as Ostap Bender, Buratino, Vasilii Tyorkin, Shtirlitz, and others.