Chevengur
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Chevengur is a philosophical and satirical novel by Russian writer Andrei Platonov that explores the utopian and tragic dimensions of early Soviet communism in a remote steppe town.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chevengur canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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philosophical novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Andrei Platonov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| critiques |
bureaucratic violence
ⓘ
dogmatic communism ⓘ |
| explores |
tragic dimensions of early Soviet communism
ⓘ
utopian dimensions of early Soviet communism ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ political satire ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alexander Dvanov
NERFINISHED
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Chepurny NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofya Dvanova NERFINISHED ⓘ Stepan Kopionkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
apocalyptic vision
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journey through the steppe ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ search for communism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist ideology
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Russian revolutionary experience ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
idiosyncratic Russian
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mix of high philosophical and colloquial speech ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Russian avant-garde
NERFINISHED
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Soviet literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
absurdity of ideology
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failure of utopian projects ⓘ peasant life in the steppe ⓘ revolution and violence ⓘ tragedy of idealism ⓘ utopian communism ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Russian steppe
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fictional town of Chevengur ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of utopianism and tragedy
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critical portrayal of early Soviet communism ⓘ original philosophical language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Andrei Platonov's major works ⓘ |
| publicationStatus |
censored in the Soviet Union
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not fully published in the USSR during Platonov's lifetime ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early Soviet era ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
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