Les espaces de la Russie soviétique vus par Olivier Rolin: entre stéréotype et réalité
Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
Year: 2020

&lt;p&gt;This paper deals with the use of figurative language to represent the spaces of the Soviet Union in Olivier Rolin’s essay &lt;em&gt;In Russia&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;En Russie&lt;/em&gt;, 1987), including urban spaces, natural ones and individual buildings. I am going to pay particular attention to the deployment of some stereotypes and cultural references guiding the author. Their truthfulness or deconstruction in front of the cultural otherness are also under analysis. The methods we wi