Authors

Rafaela Bozic¹;  ¹ University of Zadar, Croatia

Discussion

In the paper, we analyse Russian literary utopian and dystopian novels written in the years preceding and following the October Revolution (approx. 1900–1930).
The beginning of the 20th century marks a period of scientific optimism and political turmoil, both of which awaken faith in possible social changes. Therefore, the first thirty years of the 20th century mark an exceptionally rich period of Russian utopian literature.
Almost in parallel, writers also recognize the dangers of new trends – both the development of science and new political phenomena.
This paper aims to answer the following questions: what is the place of emotions in the perfect society of the utopian future, as seen by the Russian literary utopia of that period, and what emotions are awakened in literary warnings and representations of dystopian communities?
Some of the authors being discussed include: Aleksander Bogdanov, Velimir Hlebnikov, Vivian Itin, Aleksey Tolstoy, Jakov Okunev, Vadim Nikolskiy, Andrey Platonov, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Efim Zozulya.