Venedikt Erofeev

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Venedikt Erofeev was a Russian writer and satirist best known for his cult prose poem "Moscow-Petushki," a darkly comic, philosophical account of a drunken train journey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
prose poem
satirist
author Venedikt Erofeev NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
cultStatus cult classic of Russian literature
culture Russian literature
familyName Erofeev NERFINISHED
genre philosophical fiction
prose
prose poem
satire
givenName Venedikt NERFINISHED
hasAdaptation radio play
stage play
hasWorkInGenre absurdist literature
autobiographical fiction
influenced post-Soviet Russian writers
knownFor darkly comic portrayal of Soviet life
philosophical reflections on alcoholism and despair
literaryPeriod late Soviet era
literaryStyle dark comedy
philosophical prose
mainTheme Soviet everyday life
alcoholism
existentialism
movement unofficial Soviet literature
name Venedikt Erofeev NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Russian
notableWork Moscow-Petushki NERFINISHED
occupation satirist
writer
originalLanguage Russian
setting train journey from Moscow to Petushki
styleCharacteristic intertextual references to philosophy and literature
stream of consciousness
subjectOf literary criticism
theatrical adaptations of Moscow-Petushki
workLocation Moscow
writingFocus alcoholism in Soviet Union
marginalized individuals in Soviet society
philosophical monologue

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Russian literature hasNotableAuthor Venedikt Erofeev