Destiny and creativity of military draft writers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2020-2-72-81

Abstract

The attitude of front-line writers and those writers who survived the Great Patriotic War in childhood is considered. The author gives an assessment of the political and social phenomena of the post-war period from the perspective of today. The question is highlighted – the writer and ideology. The main attention is paid to the military experience of writers and their reflection in their work. The prose of the most prominent representatives of two generations of writers is analyzed. Significant for our time, works are also evaluated in terms of plots, images, styles. The work of V. Bykov is investigated in detail. The importance of the work of Belarusian front-line writers in the development of Belarusian literature is indicated.

Author Biography

Tatʼyana I. Shamyakina, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

doctor of science (philology), full professor; professor at the department of theoretical and Slavic literary criticism, faculty of philology

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Published
2020-10-04
Keywords: front-line, writter and ideology, military prose
How to Cite
Shamyakina, T. I. (2020). Destiny and creativity of military draft writers. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 2, 72-81. https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2020-2-72-81
Issue
No 2 (2020): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology
Section
Articles and Reports

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