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Voronsky was an outstanding figure of post-revolutionary Soviet intellectual life, editor of the most important literary journal of the 1920s in the USSR and a supporter of Trotsky and the Left Opposition in the struggle against Stalinism. A defender of "fellow traveler" writes and an opponent of the Proletarian Culture movement, Voronsky was one of the authentic representatives of classical Marxism in the field of literary criticism in the twentieth century. He was executed by Stalin in 1937. Following Voronsky's "rehabilitation" in 1957, several of his writings were published in the USSR in heavily censored form. All cuts have been restored for this edition.
This collection explores the intersection of art, Marxism, and intellectual struggle in early Soviet Russia. Aleksandr Voronsky, a prominent intellectual and editor, championed
This collection presents the writings of Aleksandr Voronsky, a significant figure in post-revolutionary Soviet intellectual life. As editor of a key literary journal and a supporter of the Left Opposition, Voronsky engaged deeply with Marxist thought and literary theory. The restored texts offer an uncensored view of his arguments, particularly his defense of "fellow traveler" writers against the Proletarian Culture movement. His work is presented as a representation of classical Marxism within twentieth-century literary criticism.
Page Count:
526
Publication Date:
1998-01-01
Publisher:
Mehring Books
ISBN-10:
0929087763
ISBN-13:
9780929087764
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