The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review

The Grand Narrative of the Mukhomor

The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review June 30, 2020 Dennis Ioffe 4 citations

Abstract This article addresses the complex role of mushrooms, particularly that of the fly agaric ( Amanita muscaria ) [Russian: Mukhomor ], in the art of Moscow conceptualism in a broad setting. This paper explores the mythopoetic theme of mushroom-induced beliefs, which influenced the Moscow conceptualists, and employs background historical scholarship by R.G. Wasson, V.N. Toporov, T.J....