Adventure Narratives in the Early Soviet Union

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Adventure Narratives in the Early Soviet Union

Name: Adventure Narratives in the Early Soviet Union
Brand: Academic Studies Press
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Written by Riccardo Nicolosi and Brigitte Obermayr

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In the early 1920s, Soviet writers and literary theorists were convinced that adventure fiction held the key to developing a new kind of narrative. The call for a "Russian Stevenson" (Lev Lunts) profoundly impacted the theory of prose and different notions of the literary hero. It also led theorists like Shklovsky to write dime novels and convinced writers of various backgrounds to explore Soviet topography in a new light, harnessing the synergies between imperialism and adventure. Despite the inherently anarchist nature of adventure and its bourgeois offspring, the magic of adventure found its way into socialist realism under different guises, demanding recognition and resisting neglect, especially in the case of socialist realist film.

This book offers a critical historical reconstruction of the early Soviet adventure craze and its lasting popularity in socialist realism. It also offers innovative theoretical propositions for a philological analysis of adventure fiction that arise from this unique historical context.

ISBN-13: 9798887196312
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Publication date: 31 December 2025
Format: Hardback
Pages: 266
Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
Language: English