Conclusion
David Gillespie
From Valentin Rasputin and Soviet Russian Village Prose (1986), pp. 61-63, doi:10.59860/td.c0546d6
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| Part of the book: Valentin Rasputin and Soviet Russian Village Prose David C. Gillespie MHRA Texts and Dissertations 22 Modern Humanities Research Association ContemporaryRussianFictionopen Abstract. Like Pasternak's Doktor Zhivago, Rasputin' works show Russia in transition, where revolution is accompanied by catastrophe. Death corresponds to winter, and water – the flow of time and history – causes change and disruption. Rasputin's heroines, like Lara, are Mother Russia personified. Rasputin's portrayal of women, moreover, is a hymn of praise to that section of the population who have suffered most in Soviet history. He is concerned not with external sexual relationships, as are the Soviet 'urban' writers, but with the inner world of woman. Women embody love, warmth, stability, and fortitude in an uncertain age. Full text. This contribution is published as Open Access and can be downloaded as a PDF, or viewed as a PDF in your web browser, here: |