SATIRICAL ELEMENT: FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA

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2024-12

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Kılıç, Hatice İkbal

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This thesis explores the function of satire in Russian literature, from the late 19th-century Russian Empire to the Soviet era and then post-Soviet Russia, examining how it has adapted to shifting political ideologies and social dispositions across these different periods. This paper outlines the main cultural movements, along with the political events, underlining satire’s evolution as a tool for socio-political critique and reflection, subtle resistance, and even support for the current regime. Through the works of prominent Russian authors such as Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Goncharov, Anton Chekhov, Mikhail Bulgakov, Ilf and Petrov and contemporary writers like Viktor Pelevin, Vladimir Sorokin, and Dmitry Bykov, the study indicates how satire works as a flexible medium capable of challenging authority. Locating within the broader area of Eurasian Studies, this thesis demonstrates how satire in Russia responded to and critiqued civic life and authority throughout these periods. Combining literary-historical analysis with socio-political perspectives, the study underlines the enduring popularity of satire both as a mirror and as a complex instrument for navigating Russian society.

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19th Century Russian Empire, Soviet Era, Post-Soviet Russia, Russian Literature

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/112686

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis