Moskva-Petushki – the last station
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-4765.rus.2018.145316Keywords:
Venedikt Erofeev, Soviet Literature, Antihero.Abstract
This article presents an analysis of Venedikt Erofeev’s novel Moskva-Petushki, retrieving the iurodstvo’s archetype to understand the protagonist’s anti-heroic character, as well as the image of Moscow as a symbol of an oppressive city.Downloads
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