The last couple of decades have been decisive for Russia not only in the political sphere; the period has also seen the rise and crystallization of Russian postmodernism. The essays, manifestos, and articles gathered here investigate various manifestations of this crucial cultural trend in: Russian fiction, poetry, art, and spirituality, offering both a point of departure and valuable guide to an area of contemporary literary-cultural studies insufficiently represented in English-language scholarship. A brief but useful "Who's Who in Russian Postmodernism" serves as an appendix.
"Subtle readings and carefully argued interpretations. The articles and manifestoes, supplemented by a valuable 'Who's Who,' answer a great many of the questions associated with postmodernism in general, and the Russian variety in particular." * Slavic Review "The most up-to-date reference book on Russian postmodernist culture. An important contribution to the growing area of Russian cultural studies." * New Zealand Slavonic Journal-Russian Section "The most comprehensive examination of Russian postmodern thought available in English ..." * World Literature Today
Mikhail N. Epstein was one of the main proponents of postmodernism in Russia and thefounder and Chair of the Laboratory of Modern Culture, Experimental Center of Creativity, Moscow. He now lives in the Unites States and teaches at Emory University. Alexander A.Genis is a Russian-American writer, literary critic, broadcaster, and the author of eight books and numerous essays covering broad subjects from Classical and Modern Russian Literary Studies to Contemporary Cultural Studies. Slobodanka M. Vladiv-Glover has widely published in Russian and English on Russian culture and teaches in the German and Slavic Studies Department at Monash University.
