A panoramic history of the Russian intelligentsia and an analysis of the language and ideals of the Russian Revolution. Harrison examines metaphors such as storms, floods, and harvests in Russian literary works, highlighting how these images were used to represent revolutionary ideals and resistance. Bolshevik weaponization of language and cultural policies and responses to Soviet authoritarianism. Attempts by writers such as Mikhail Sholokhov, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Boris Pasternak, to reclaim the imagery of revolution and the personal.
This book examines the archetypal imagery in Dostoevsky’s works, offering a fresh perspective on his characters and themes. Incorporating insights from cultural history, comparative mythology, and depth psychology, it argues that the concept of archetypes brings a new dimension to understanding Dostoevsky’s exploration of the modern self and its crises.
An author interview about Archetypes from Underground on Bloggers Karamazov, the official blog of the North American Dostoevsky Society.