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Eduard Limonow i jego stosunek do władzy
Eduard Limonov and his attitude to power

Author(s): Wanda Supa
Subject(s): Poetry, Aesthetics, Political Philosophy, Novel, Russian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the world outlook and artistic specificity of E. Limonov's autobiographical prose, whose work provokes polar opposite assessments of criticism. Trying to determine the mechanisms that govern society and individuals, the writer developed an original strategy of polemics and exposure of recognized authorities, generally accepted opinions, myths and ideological dogmas. In his novel Teenager Savenko and young rascal disparaging criticism using low satirical techniques exposed by representatives of the Soviet government era "Khrushchev thaw" and "stagnation" in the novel This is me - Eddie - weaknesses of the American democracy, in his articles - Negative results of "Perestroika" and "Yeltsin's bourgeois revolution."

  • Issue Year: 1999
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175-183
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish