Apokalipsa po rosyjsku (Dmitrij Głuchowski, Outpost)

• Authors: Aleksandra Zywert

Title variants

EN

Apocalypse in Russian (Dmitry Glukhovsky, Outpost, Outpost 2)

Abstracts

EN

The subject of the analysis is the novel Outpost and Outpost 2 by Dmitry Glukhovsky. In this work, the author draws on post-apocalyptic roots and outlines a vision of Russia after the catastrophe – the civil war, which made Russia only formally exist as a state. Unlike the classic post-apocalyptic works in which we already observe a solidified “new world”, Glukhovsky focuses on the process of its creation – an element omitted in “mature” post-apocalyptic literature – mainly from the sociological point of view. The emphasis on the social aspect in combination with the political dimension makes the novel go beyond the scope of popular literature. It is also a painful, dystopian reflection on the projected future of Russia – a country which, according to the author, has not managed to break out of the vicious circle of utopian mania for greatness.

Keywords

EN

The Outpost; The Outpost 2; post-apocalypse; society; Russia; Dmitry Glukhovsky

PL

Dmitrij Głuchowski; Outpost; Outpost 2; postapokalipsa; społeczeństwo; Rosja

• Publisher: Uniwersytet w Białymstoku. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
• Journal: Studia Wschodniosłowiańskie
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 22
• Pages: 151-168

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Zywert

• UAM Poznań, Instytut Filologii Rosyjskiej i Ukraińskiej

Identifiers

DOI

10.15290/sw.2022.22.10

Biblioteka Nauki

29519419