Title: Women in Russian literature after glasnost : female alternatives /
Authors: Adlam, Carol.
Publisher: Legenda,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Russian literature Women authors History and criticism.; Russian literature History and criticism
Abstract: "The Russian literary world was shaken by the wide-reaching reforms of the late Soviet period (1985-91) and the Soviet Union's subsequent collapse. During this period of transition there emerged a body of writing known as 'alternative literature, characterized by thematic, structural, and linguistic transgression of both Soviet-era values and the enduring Russian tradition of civic engagement and moral edification through literature. The extraordinary and sometimes bizarre work of the most significant women writers of the period, particularly Valeriia Narbikova, Liudmila Petrushevskaia and Nina Sadur, raises issues of gender and creative authority.
Contents: After 1985: Russian literature, women and "the alternative" -- Gender, agency and the superfluous -- Valeriia Narbikova -- Nina Sadur -- Liudmila Petrushevskaia -- Identifying a new tradition of women authors.