Identify a Russian story

[Brewer, Michael]

Sounds a bit like the plot of Skvernyi anekdot by Dostoevskii, but once
again, it is not soldiers and it isn't so much about humiliating others
as it is the superior becoming humiliated in the process of trying to
rub shoulders with the lower classes. 

mb

Michael Brewer
Slavic Studies, German Studies & Media Arts Librarian
University of Arizona Library A210
1510 E. University
P.O. Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721
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Fax: 520.621.9733
brewerm at u.library.arizona.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Alyssa Dinega Gillespie
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 6:55 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Identify a Russian story

Dear June,

It isn't precisely the plot that is described (drunkenness is not the 
reason for the humiliation of others, and it isn't exactly a party of 
soldiers we are dealing with), but could the story in question 
perhaps be Chekhov's "Unter Prishibeev," which otherwise more or less 
fits the description given?

Best wishes,
Alyssa Gillespie


Dr. Alyssa Dinega Gillespie
Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556


>
>Date:    Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:08:49 -0500
>From:    June Farris <jpf3 at UCHICAGO.EDU>
>Subject: Identify a Russian story
>
>I have just received the following reference question and need help
>narrowing it down to possible titles!  I thought SEELANGS would be the
best
>possible place to go for help!  So, here's your chance to help a
librarian!
>My thanks in advance for any suggestions!
>
>Question:
>"Please, I need your help. Many years ago a tale (or novel, I don't
>remember well) probably written by a Russian author, moved me deeply
but I
>don't remember the author's name. The plot: in a party of soldiers,
their
>superior get drunk and humiliates his fellows, but in the end he
himself
>becomes a pathetic and ridiculous person that provokes uneasiness and
>compassion. If the plot is familiar to you, I hope you remember who
wrote it."
>
>Regards,
>June Farris
>

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