texts about Moscow

[Bernard Besserglik]

I'd suggest Alexander Kaletski's novel Metro (1985), a youthful-dissident's-eye-view of late-Soviet Moscow. Kaletski was a contemporary (and, I believe, an acquaintance) of the young Eduard Limonov and followed the same path to a new life in the United States. He's now better known as a painter but still turns out the occasional novel, apparently. I know little about the book's history (notably, when and where written) but remember enjoying immensely it as a convincing portrayal of the Moscow underground - in both senses - at that time. 
Bernard Besserglik 



On Oct 2, 2014, at 14:16, David J. Galloway wrote:

> Dear Seelangers,
>  
> I’m searching for texts (in the broadest sense) for a senior seminar based on Moscow as a topos. This could include literature, history, film, cultural studies, and so on, but the most suitable would engage Moscow as a dominant theme. (A colleague previously offered the same seminar using Petersburg as the focus; this would be a companion to that course.) Any suggestions of materials in Russian or English would be most welcome, especially if you have taught such a course previously.
>  
> Most desired would be texts which give differing views of Moscow life over the centuries. I’m looking for things beyond the obvious (Gilyarovsky, Bulgakov, Erofeev, Rybakov, etc.) especially shorter pieces which I might easily overlook.
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> Please reply off-list to galloway at hws.edu.
>  
> Thanks in advance,
> DJG
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