Анатомия протеста: фольклор— самиздат— блогерство
The anatomy of protest: folklore— samizdat— blogging

Summary/Abstract: Studies of protest cannot but remain relevant and topical: the world is full of protesters and protests. The importance of studies of protests in 20th-cetnury Russia is not only historical but also ethical. Protest in literature chiefly mani- fests itself in the creation of a work that is not censored. An ideal medium for this kind of literary activity is folklore, samizdat and, nowadays, blogging. In his article, Aleksandr Borisovich Bushev discusses contemporary forms of folklore and the contemporary reception of samizdat literature; he also offers reflections on these, with a special focus on education. Bushev refers to works by samizdat writers and pays special attention to the topic of self-censorship on the exam- ple of Soviet writers and their attempts to overcome it through “writing for the- drawer” (in the hope for a posthumous publication). Bushev examines also the aesthetic form of artworks exposed to censorship and suppression.The majority of the forms of protest, and the accompanying responses of the authorities, are now of historical importance. Nowadays, literary protest manifests itself differ- ently than in the past: today, the medium is the internet, and blogging is the- source of alternative discourse, the discourse of counterculture, and minority discourse.

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