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Published: 2024-12-15
No. 4 (188) (2024)

Torch the Universe: The Early Journalism of Andrei Platonov

Michał Milczarek Logo ORCID
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.31261/pr.18066

Abstract

This paper analyzes the early journalism (‘Voronezh period’ 1919–1926) of the Russian writer Andrei Platonov (1899–1951). It contains a maximalist philosophical and social utopia, according to which the new Soviet era would lead humanity to absolute fullness and immortality. It says about the necessity of transforming the whole being and human, and calls for the destruction of the universe and genocide. I argue that the key word used by Platonov is ‘fire’ and trace its inner logic. I also attempt to show that the utopia is ontologically self-destructive, and Platonov will have to struggle with its consequences in his further works.

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Andrei Platonov , Russian literature , revolution , utopia , fire

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Milczarek, M. (2024). Torch the Universe: The Early Journalism of Andrei Platonov. Przegląd Rusycystyczny [Russian Studies Review], (4 (188), 29–59. https://doi.org/10.31261/pr.18066

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No. 4 (188) (2024)
Published: 2024-12-19

ISSN: 0137-298X
Ikona DOI 10.31261/pr
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Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycystyczne oraz Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
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