V. Grossman’s story “Everything flows”. Polemic and/or solidarity with Russian classics
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-11-327-339
Abstract
The article focuses on the literary context of V. Grossman’s last story – “Everything Flows”. The researcher comments on quotes from classical Russian literature cited by Grossman, as well as on unobvious references to certain artistic works of the 19th and 20th centuries. The analysis allows the author of the article to trace the connection between literary and biographical contexts, as well as to more fully describe the features of the ideology of “Everything Flows...”.
About the Author
Yu. G. Bit-Yunan
Russian State University for the Humanities; Presidential Academy; HSE University
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Yurii G. Bit-Yunan, Dr. of Sci. (Philology)
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Bit-Yunan Yu.G. V. Grossman’s story “Everything flows”. Polemic and/or solidarity with Russian classics. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2025;(11(2)):327-339. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-11-327-339
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