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Download full textMaeots, Olga – 2000
This paper provides historical background on the Jews in Russia and relates the development of children's literature to historical events and situations such as the discriminatory national policy of Tsarism, the fall of Tsarism and the abolishment of discrimination, the political repression of the 1930s, World War II, and Stalin's anti-Jewish…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries, Jews
Segall, Helen – 1991
During the period of glasnost, between 1985 and 1990, all of Russian literature changed. After 60 years of division between official and unofficial, dissident and emigre, the publishing of Russian literature became unified. Censorship and government control practically disintegrated. Among the "new voices" in Russian literature is…
Descriptors: Authors, Cultural Awareness, Drama, Foreign Countries
Parthe, Kathleen – 1991
Russian Village Prose began in the 1950s with articles critical of the way collective farms were being managed and developed into an insider's view of rural life and a celebration of the values and rituals of traditional rural Russia. It represented a new approach to rural themes and characters and a return to literature of high aesthetic quality…
Descriptors: Authors, Foreign Countries, Literary Criticism, Rural Areas
Pehowski, Marian – 1976
A 16-page, four-color-on-newsprint magazine, "Krokodil" is among the world's most popular magazines of humor and satire. As a product of the Pravda Publishing House, it is produced by a branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, yet there are no official taboos or guidelines. Connections, popularity, and profits give…
Descriptors: Editing, Foreign Language Periodicals, Humor, Journalism
PDF pending restorationLekic, Maria – 1991
It is widely believed that poetry in the Soviet Union has lost its place to newspapers and periodicals that have robbed literature of its readers. Prior to glasnost, non-official literature in the Soviet Union was more than a literary event; it was often the only mode of political discourse available to the literate public. This paper suggests…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Literary Criticism
Hellweg, John D.; Hellweg, Susan A. – 1979
The precision and poetic logic of the language used by Anton Chekhov in his plays, particularly "The Sea Gull," can be explored through an analysis of his use of dialogue, characterization, and imagery. Measuring the nature of a relationship, rather than providing a direct literal interchange, the dialogue is both social, when individual…
Descriptors: Characterization, Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialogs (Literary), Drama
