Africans in Russian literature and film

[Perova Natasha]

This story is also published in: Valery Ronshin, Living a Life: Totally Absurd Tales. (Glas 29)

And I take this opportunity to recommend our latest release: Vlas Doroshevich, What the Emperor Cannot Do. A rediscovered classic from the early 20th century by an anti-establishment author who is eminently relevant in our times. 

Natasha Perova
Glas New Russian Writing
tel/fax: (7)495-4419157
perova at glas.msk.su
www.glas.msk.su

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alexei Bogdanov 
  To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu 
  Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 6:17 PM
  Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Africans in Russian literature and film


  Barmalei reminded me of Valery Ronshin’s short story “My Flight to Malaysia”

  (GLAS New Russian Writing, No. 14 “Beyond the Looking.”  Hilarious and

  probably offensive.

   

  Alexei Bogdanov

  CU-Boulder

   

  From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Natalia Yefimova-Trilling
  Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 4:29 AM
  To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
  Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Africans in Russian literature and film

   

  Dear John,

   

  Sergei Solovyov's hugely popular 1987 film "Assa" features a tragicomic Afro-Russian character called Негр Витя (played, I think, in blackface by a white musician, Dmitry Shumilov). And Chukovsky's children's poem "Barmalei" is famous for its injunction not to go playing in Africa with its scary animals and eponymous child-eating villain.

   

  Best,

  Natasha

   

   

  On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:44 PM, John Lyles wrote:





  Dear Colleagues,

   

  Some of my students are doing a research project on the depiction of Africans in Russian literature and film, as well as their treatment by society (I realize the enormous nature of this task, but I am hoping they will begin to scratch the surface of it and perhaps remain interested in minority depictions and treatment in Russia after the class).  I have given them a few places to begin, but I was wondering if any of you knew off the top of your head some good sources.  I have already pointed them to Circus and Pushkin, as well as many works of Socialist Realism, but are there any others that you know of that would be good sources?  I am thinking in particular of a documentary about Pushkin and Jim Patterson, but I can't remember the name of it.  Thanks for any help you can give!

   

  Sincerely,

  John Lyles

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