Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1104272 | Russian Literature | 2008 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
The article traces the history of the mock trials of literary characters, from its origins in pre-revolutionary Russia's grammar schools to public performances both at émigré and Soviet cultural gatherings. The mock trials are treated as a form of what might be termed “popular scholarship” (“narodnaia filologiia”). The mock trials' influence on the show trials of the Stalin era is explored.
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