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http://dx.doi.org/10.20339/PhS.5-15.063
Lanin Boris A.,
Doctor in Philology (Sciences), professor
Institute of Education Development Strategy of RAE,
Institute for Prospective Humanitarian Studies of the
Sholokhov Moscow State University for the Humanities
E-mail: 99bbb@mail.ru
Victor Pelevin and Vladimir Sorokin are new leaders of modern Russian literature. They got many followers that copy or imitate their style and literary approach. Both writers are nevertheless tightly connected to classical traditions of Russian literature. Topics like ‘body’, ‘creativity’, ‘ideal society’, ‘meaning of life’ are in focus.
Keywords: Victor Pelevin, Vladimir Sorokin, body, creativity, ideal society, meaning of life, classical tradition, novelty, anti-utopia, literary process.
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