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Polilog: Studia Neofilologiczne

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Memory and Attraction in the Russian Dystopia: Vladimir Sorokin’s Telluria

Polilog: Studia Neofilologiczne October 3, 2026 Boris A. Lanin

Vladimir Sorokin’s novel Telluria (2013) off ers a complex exploration of memory and its manipulation within a post-apocalyptic Eurasian landscape, employing a fragmented narrative structure inspired by Sergei Eisenstein’s concept of the “montage of attractions.” This study analyzes the mechanisms of memory and forgetting, the function of “attractions” as disruptive narrative devices, and the...