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Mothers and Daughters: Family Dysfunction in Post-Soviet Literature and Life518 views
Author
Alawi, Crystal, Slavic Languages and Literatures - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisors
Connolly, Julian, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Virginia
Tolczyk, Dariusz, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Virginia
Abstract
Upon the collapse of the Soviet Union, parent-child dynamics underwent fundamental restructuring. The reemergence of patriarchal culture and socio-economic crisis during the post-Soviet era called for the return of women to their maternal duties. However, growing instances of social orphanhood, infanticide, and child abandonment indicated the underlying dysfunction that pervaded mother-child dynamics. This master’s thesis offers an in-depth analysis of mother-child relations in post-Soviet social history and literature. Demonstrating the destructive effects of the state’s advocacy of patriarchal family dynamics, this thesis explores literary interpretations of this socio-cultural phenomenon in the works of Liudmila Ulitskaia.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
post-Soviet era; mother-child relations; Ulitskaia; Russian literature
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Alawi, Crystal. Mothers and Daughters: Family Dysfunction in Post-Soviet Literature and Life. University of Virginia, Slavic Languages and Literatures - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2015-05-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3M968.
