The Presence of Absence. Longing and Nostalgia in Post-Soviet Art and Literature

This article explores the phenomenon of nostalgia for the Soviet era found in contemporary Russian society and manifested both in contemporary art, such as in the installations of Il'ja Kabakov, Sergej Volkov, and Jevgenij Fiks, and in modern literature, especially in the prose of Andrej Astvac...

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Main Author: MARCHESINI, IRINA (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2015
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