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The Golden Period of Russian Literature

Explore the 19th-century Russian literary landscape, from Pushkin to Chekhov, delving into themes of self, state, fate, and more. Discover the era's significant works and movements. Unveil contradictions and complexities that shaped this golden period.

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The Golden Period of Russian Literature

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  1. B.SathiyamoorthyAssistant Professor of EnglishEdayathangudy G.S. Pillay Arts & Science ColegeNagapattinam • The Golden Period of Russian Literature

  2. The Golden Age of Russian Lit • A century of realism and reflection

  3. When exactly was "The "Golden Age"? 1830's - 1917 Courtesy of Google Images

  4. Prominent Writers • Pushkin - National Poet • Gogol - Satirist/Realist • Turgenev - Short Story Writer • Tolstoy - Greatest writer ever (?) • Dostoevsky - Prolific Author and philosopher • Chekhov - Short Story Writer

  5. Remarkable Works

  6. Prominent Works

  7. Most highlighted work in Russian Literature

  8. "We all come out of Gogol's 'Overcoat' " • - Dostoevsky

  9. “To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.” • - Dostoevsky (Crime and Punishment)

  10. Contradictions • Reason VS individual desires • State VS Individual • Fate VS Free Will • Educated Elite VS Peasantry/Bourgeois Courtesy of Google Images

  11. Literary Themes • Occupation = Classification • Suicide as a heroic means of escape • The "everyman" and the anti-hero • Revenge = Ultimate Reward • Property as Prize ...

  12. Epigraph to Anna Karenina • Vengence is mine; I shall repay it - Romans 12:19

  13. Literary Movements 1. Naturalism • Often considered a subcategory of realism, it grew in popularity towards the end of the 19th century (a post Darwinian mindset) • It is a literary style that hopes to depict life as honestly as possible, without any sense of idealism • Naturalist authors tend to show characters who have "compulsive instincts toward sexuality, hunger, and/or the accumulation of goods " ("Naturalism")

  14. 2. Populism • Populism emerged after the reforms of Alexander II • University students were hugely influenced by "progressive" European attitudes and formed a socialist group called the Populists (Mooers) • This literary movement "praised the soil and the earth" (Mooers) and addressed the needs/concerns of the peasants

  15. Works Cited • Mooers, John. Russian Literature. Prenhart Publishers, New York, New York: 1996. Print • "Naturalism" Literary Movements: Washington State University. 5 February 2014. Web

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