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A Companion to Andrei Platonov's The Foundation Pit /

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Written at the height of Stalin's first "five-year plan" for the industrialization of Soviet Russia and the parallel campaign to collectivize Soviet agriculture, Andrei Platonov's The Foundation Pit registers a dissonant mixture of utopian longings and despair. Furthermore, it pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seifrid, Thomas (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]
Series:Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History
Subjects:
Politics and literature > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Politique et littérature > URSS > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Politics and literature.
Soviet Union.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • CHAPTER ONE. Platonov's Life
  • CHAPTER TWO. Intellectual Influences on Platonov
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Literary Context of The Foundation Pit
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Political Context of The Foundation Pit
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Foundation Pit Itself
  • Index