From katorga to lager

Russian prison prose in the XIX-XX centuries

Authors

  • Yulia Mikaelyan Universidade MGIMO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-4765.rus.2018.149158

Keywords:

Sergei Dovlatov, Russian prison literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov

Abstract

The tradition of Russian prison prose dates back several centuries of history and represents some invariable features. Among its most significant representatives are writers such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Varlam Shalamov, Sergei Dovlatov and others.The purpose of this article is to give a brief overview of the evolution of the genre of prison literature throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as to analyze the common traits that link the Soviet texts to the main works of the nineteenth century. The focus of special interest will be the analysis of the novel The Zone, by the writer Sergei Dovlatov.

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Published

2018-12-16

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How to Cite

Mikaelyan, Y. (2018). From katorga to lager: Russian prison prose in the XIX-XX centuries. RUS (Sao Paulo), 9(12), 108-125. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-4765.rus.2018.149158