General Information

Author/Creator

Frankel, Edith Rogovin, 1939-

Language

English.

Published

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981.

Physical Description

xvii, 206 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series

Cambridge studies in Russian literature

Contents/Summary

Summary

Originally published in 1981, this book is an examination of the politics of literary publishing in the Soviet Union, and in particular during the period after Stalin's death, in the 1950s. Dr Frankel focuses on the leading literary journal of the 1950s, Novy Mir, between whose covers so much important literary work first appeared: Pomerantsev's essay on sincerity in literature, Abramov's literary criticism, and Dudintsev's Not By Bread Alone. It was Novy Mir that published Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in November, 1962. Under the editorship, first of Aleksandr Tvardovsky, then of Konstantin Simonov, the journal was strongly identified with the 'thaw', which, as Dr Drankel shows, had, paradoxically, been antcipated in the literary criticism of the last year of Stalin's life, a year known in other spheres for its repressive character. A detailed study of the journal combined with an analysis of the political and economic issues of the day enables the reader to appreciate the constant interaction of literature and politics in the Soviet Union.

Subjects

Subject

Novy mir.

Russian literature > 20th century > History and criticism.

Politics and literature > Soviet Union.

Publishers and publishing > Soviet Union.

Authors, Russian > 20th century > Political and social views.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Edith Rogovin Frankel.

Note

Includes bibliography (p. 194-200) and index (p. 201-206).

Content

Introduction. 1. Literary policy under Stalin, 1952-1953 -- 2. The 'economic thaw' -- 3. A temporary setback -- 4. The 'political thaw' -- 5. The return of Tvardovsky -- 6. The literary process -- 7. Conclusions.

Library Special Collection

HU OSA 300 - RFE/RL collection

ISBN

0521234387

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	891.7/09/0044 FRA		OSA Repository	-

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