The philosophical implications of Russian conceptualism

The formation of Russian postmodernist thought can be traced to the theoretical works of Andrei Siniavsky, in particular to his treatise “On Socialist Realism” (1959). Instead of praising socialist realism as the “truthful reflection of life” (as did official Soviet criticism), or condemning it as a...

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Main Author: Mikhail Epstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Eurasian Studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879366509000098