The Mongol Conquests in the Novels of Vasily Yan : an Intellectual Biography.
Vasily Yan (Vassily Grigoryevich Yanchevetsky, 1874'1954) was a writer of historical novels whose popularity survives the test of time. He was widely read throughout the Soviet era and continues to be popular in the post-Soviet era. This book is not just a biographical sketch of an important Ru...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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La Vergne :
Ibidem Press,
2017
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| Series: | Literatur und Kultur im mittleren und östlichen Europa.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Vasily Yan (Vassily Grigoryevich Yanchevetsky, 1874'1954) was a writer of historical novels whose popularity survives the test of time. He was widely read throughout the Soviet era and continues to be popular in the post-Soviet era. This book is not just a biographical sketch of an important Russian/Soviet writer basically unknown to the Western public. The focus on Yan and his work also demonstrates the role of ideology in a totalitarian society. Shlapentokh shows that ideology and cultural and intellectual life in totalitarian regimes are more complex than is often assumed. Intellectuals often engaged in stressful, but'in its literary outcome'captivating "cat and mouse" games with censors, the powerful, and the government. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (141 pages) |
| ISBN: | 3838270177 9783838270173 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
