title: The image of soviet reality in Kjell Westö’s novel “Mirage 38”
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metadata.value: Matashina, Irina
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-02-04T12:16:12Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-02-04T12:16:12Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-06
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Matashina I. The image of soviet reality in Kjell Westö’s novel “Mirage 38”. Scandinavian Philology, 2020, vol. 18, issue 2, pp. 344–355.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu21.2020.209
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/23429
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article is dedicated to the novel of the modern Finnish-Swedish writer Kjell
  Westö, “Mirage 38” (published in 2013). The action takes place in the 1930s, and an important
  role in the work is played by the description of the historical background, within
  which the storylines develop. The author could not ignore Finland’s foreign policy
  relations, including relations with the Soviet Union. Such references are the subject of
  analysis in this article. The historical facts mentioned in the novel are, for the most part,
  genuine, since Westö takes seriously the factual preparation of his works. Nevertheless,
  some events are covered through the prism of perception of the protagonist, therefore,
  they cannot claim to be objective. Moscow in the novel “Mirage 38” appears as a bulwark
  of urban civilization, in which a new way of life is emerging. The main character, having
  been assigned to the capital of the country, experiences a dissonance of his inner attitude
  with what he encounters in reality. The depiction of Soviet reality in the novel bears the
  imprint of the knowledge available in the 20th century about the era of Stalinism, and
  therefore is strikingly different from the impressions that contemporaries of the described
  historical period had. Also, the writer’s acquaintance with Russian literature could have
  had an impact, since the work mentions its representatives, and the main character discusses
  their influence on his mood. The correlation of objectively depicted historical facts
  with the subjective perception of Westö’s characters creates a unique atmosphere that
  critics appreciated and later awarded the novel “Mirage 38” with a prestigious award.
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metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: With the support from the RFFR (Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research)
  (grant No. 20-012-00171 А).
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: other
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Scandinavian Philology;Volume 18; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Swedish literature of Finland
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: 20th century
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kjell Westö
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: image of the Soviet Union
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The image of soviet reality in Kjell Westö’s novel “Mirage 38”
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
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