20th Century Russian Works about the Caucasus

[John Lyles]

Dear John,

Thank you for this list.  The last trip I made to Russia (2009), I picked up
some of the pulp that you mention.  I also found a film called
"Marsh-brocok," translated "The Forced March," which is not on the same
level as the films you mention below, but is interesting nonetheless.  I am
putting together everything people sent me and will send it out to the list
shortly.  Thanks again!

Sincerely,
John

2010/9/27 John Hope <hadjiabrek at yahoo.com>

> Dear John,
>
> A partial list of 20th-century works on the Caucasian theme would include
> Anatolii Pristavkin's "Nochevala tuchka zolotaia" (1987), Vladimir Makanin's
> "Kavkazskii plennyi" (1999, if my memory serves), a fairly large body of
> pulp dealing with the last two Chechen wars, Boris Akunin's "Smert'
> Akhillesa" (1998; at least partially relevant), and at least one story by
> Viktor Pelevin ("Papakhi na bashniakh").  If you expand into film you'll
> find Gaidai's "Kavkazskaia plennitsa," Bodrov Sr.'s "Kavkazskii plennik,"
> Nevzorov's "Chistilishche," Konchalovskii's "Dom durakov," Rogozhkin's
> "Blokpost," Balabanov's "Voina," Mikhalkov's "12," and Sokurov's
> "Aleksandra," among others.  Pretty much all of these have been translated /
> subtitled, with the exception of the pulp fiction and the Pelevin story.
>
> There are also a number of books and articles on the subject.
>
> --- On Mon, 9/27/10, John Lyles <jhl9t at VIRGINIA.EDU> wrote:
>
> > From: John Lyles <jhl9t at VIRGINIA.EDU>
> > Subject: [SEELANGS] 20th Century Russian Works about the Caucasus
> > To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> > Date: Monday, September 27, 2010, 4:17 PM
>  > Dear All,
> >
> > Does anyone know of any works of Russian literature from
> > the 20th century
> > that take place in the Caucasus or deal with Russia's
> > presence there?  Or
> > any works in which Caucasians play a prominent role?
> > I can only think of
> > Tolstoy's *Hadji Murat* and Iskander's stories, including
> > *Sandro from
> > Chegem*.  I am particularly curious to see how Soviet
> > writers treat the
> > Caucasus and its place in Russian history.  Thank you
> > in advance for your
> > help.
> >
> > John Lyles
> > University of Virginia
> >
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