OPOWIEŚCI GRANICZNE, CZYLI LĘKI I MIRAŻE POSTDYSTOPIJNEGO ŚWIATA (ZBIÓR OPOWIADAŃ SIERGIEJA LEBIEDIEWA TYTAN)
BORDER STORIES: FEARS AND MIRAGES OF A POST-DYSTOPIAN WORLD (SERGEI LEBEDEV, TITAN)

Summary/Abstract: In the short story collection Titan, Sergei Lebedev examines the evidently dystopian Soviet reality from the perspective of postmemory. As is typical of his work, the author bases his narratives on real events, using them as a starting point for reflecting on unspoken injustices and traumas. He is also concerned with contemporary Russian society’s ability to confront and process these issues. This proves to be an exceptionally challenging problem for today’s society, as post-Soviet reality remains deeply marked by the legacy of dystopia. An intriguing technique employed by Lebedev is his choice of narrative convention – he draws on devices characteristic of broadly defined horror literature to construct his stories. Despite its fantastical veneer, Titan is a significant contribution to the debate on both the current state of Russian society and its prospects for future development.

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