The Planetary Vision of Soviet Russia's Great Modernist Novel
Briefly

The novel Chevengur by Andrey Platonov, portrays the journey of establishing Soviet power in rural Russia post civil war. Its various interpretations range from a philosophical meditation on communism to a Christian critique of modernity.
Chevengur features a complex structure with characters from three generations, living in a borderland between Central Russia and Eastern Ukraine. The novel's geography plays a crucial role in understanding its exploration of the Russian revolution of the spirit.
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