Trauma and Truth : Teaching Russian Literature on the Chechen Wars / Elena Pedigo Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Elena Pedigo, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychic trauma in literature.

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994---Study and teaching (Higher).

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia).

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994---Literature and the war.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]

Summary:

The collapse of the USSR was relatively bloodless. The Chechen wars were not. Trauma and Truth examines key works about them by contemporary Russian-language authors, provides suggestions for teaching these challenging texts, and concludes with a discussion of what this trauma might mean for Russia today.

Contents:

A brief historical background

The literature of trauma

Anna Politkovskaya : the martyr of Russian journalism

Mikail Eldin : rebel with a cause

Arkady Babchenko : "The Motherland will abandon you, son. Always"

Zakhar Prilepin : the warrior-bard of Russian patriotism.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Pedigo Clark, Elena Trauma and Truth

ISBN:

9781644694275

1644694271