Popular literature, fiction and songs in Imperial Russia
Contributors: Rossiĭskai͡a nat͡sionalʹnai͡a biblioteka
Series: Mass culture and entertainment in Russia
Publisher: IDC
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Leiden, The Netherlands
Language: rus
Number of pages: 465
Subjects: Russian literature; Popular literature
Other titles: Popular literature, fiction and songs in Russia, 19th-20th centures.
Notes: Title from IDC Publishers Web site.

Material from the National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg.

"The collection illustrates the chief genres of Russian popular literature and includes chivalric tales, historical fiction and updated fairy tales, as well as stories of adventure, banditry, detectives, success, war and empire, women and gender. The collection also includes rags-to-riches tales of social mobility, adventures set in Siberia and the Caucasus, and the stories of the occult world of wizards and sorceresses. Taken together, these lively texts illustrate changing stereotypes of gender, ethnicity, and social class. Their authors also invoke historical memory, celebrating notable personages and eras of interest to their readers. From popular songs to fairy tales and war stories, the collection follows the evolution of the Russian language in its popular commercial print form, an evolution that the Bolsheviks interrupted, but one that has now resumed."--IDC Publishers Web site. http://www.idcpublishers.com/