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Published January 1, 2010
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Леонід Лиман
2 booksПоет, публіцист, літературний критик. Яскравий представник українського модернізму.
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January 30, 2025
An engaging story about the first generation born and shaped in the Soviet Union - a generation to which the author himself belonged. Written in 1944 when the writer was only 22 years old.
It was fascinating to read about the perspectives of that time and the dual reality of the characters: how they were expected to be under totalitarian ideology versus who they truly were. The book vividly illustrates the process of creating the “Soviet person” and masterfully reveals it as a mere illusion.
There are many intriguing details that Soviet writers could not have written about under Stalin. The language is beautiful, with sharp and subtle irony.
Highly recommended!
It was fascinating to read about the perspectives of that time and the dual reality of the characters: how they were expected to be under totalitarian ideology versus who they truly were. The book vividly illustrates the process of creating the “Soviet person” and masterfully reveals it as a mere illusion.
There are many intriguing details that Soviet writers could not have written about under Stalin. The language is beautiful, with sharp and subtle irony.
Highly recommended!
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