Spalić wszechświat. Wczesna publicystyka Andrieja Płatonowa
Torch the Universe: The Early Journalism of Andrei Platonov

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the early journalism (‘Voronezh period’ 1919–1926) of the Russian writer Andrei Platonov (1899– 1951). It contains a maximalist philosophical and social utopia, according to which the new Soviet era would lead humanity to absolute fullness and immortality. It talks about the necessity of transforming the whole being and humans and calls for the destruction of the universe and genocide. I argue that the keyword used by Platonov is ‘fire’ and trace its inner logic. I also attempt to show that the utopia is ontologically self-destructive, and Platonov will have to struggle with its consequences in his further works.

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