NDLI: Ironic imperialism: how Russian patriots are reclaiming postmodernism

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Author	ordenbos, Boris
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	This essay analyzes the recent appearance in Russian letters of ultra-nationalist fantasies about the restoration of Russia’s imperial or totalitarian status. This new trend has its roots not only in the increasingly patriotic tone of Russian society and politics, but also in the dynamics of the literary field itself. ‘Imperialist writers’ such as Aleksandr Prokhanov and Pavel Krusanov have both revived and reacted against postmodern themes and motifs from earlier decades. Relying on the legacy of sots-art and stiob, the ‘imperialists’ advance a new model in Russia’s postmodern tradition, one that is balanced on the very borderline between irony and ideological militancy. In playing the game of ambiguous fanaticism, these writers have been able to attract the attention of a broad and diverse public, and have moved from an intellectual periphery into the cultural mainstream.
Starting Page	147
Ending Page	158
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09259392
Journal	Studies in East European Thought
Volume Number	63
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15730948
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-05-10
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Pavel Krusanov Aleksandr Prokhanov Dmitrij Bykov Aleksandr Dugin Russian postmodernism Imperialism Stiob Sots-art History Political Philosophy Political Science Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy Law Cultural Studies Literature and Literary Theory

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