Consumerism, Simulation and the Post-Soviet Russian Identity in the Works of Viktor Pelevin

This thesis examines the applicability of the postmodern theories of consumerism and simulacra to the post-Soviet Russian context by undertaking a case study of Viktor Pelevin's novel Generation "Π". In today's environment of economic globalisation and its accompanying global cul...

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Main Author: Barrer, Peter
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Russian 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1007