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His linguistic virtuosity, philosophical rigour and political unorthodoxy combined to create some of the most captivatingly absurd works of. Pdf andrey platonov download full pdf book download. He is known for promoting the antisemitic conspiracy theory judeobolshevism, which claims that jews were. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The soviet writer andrey platonov saw much of his work suppressed or censored in his lifetime. In recent decades, however, these lost works have reemerged, and the eerie poetry and poignant humanity of platonov s vision have become ever more clear. The foundation pit portrays a group of workmen and local bureaucrats engaged in digging the foundation pit for what is to become a grand general building. The foundation pit translated by robert and elizabeth.
Written at the height of stalins first fiveyear plan for the industrialization of soviet russia and the parallel campaign to collectivize soviet agriculture, andrei platonov s the foundation pit registers a dissonant mixture of utopian longings and despair. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. From septemberafter being recommended to the chief editor of red star by his friend vasily grossman, platonov worked as a war correspondent and managed to publish several volumes of stories. See all books authored by andrei platonov, including the foundation pit, and soul, and more on. He is the director general of the institute for the history of russian civilization, a moscowbased think tank.
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