RE: Russian lit

Averin Anton (AntonA@cig.ru)
Tue, 19 Aug 1997 12:11:55 +0400

> On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Mark Kuhar wrote:
> 
> > This is a crazy request, but does anyone know of a list, or even a
> person
> > who is knowledgable about/obsessed with turn-of-the-20th-century
> Russian
> > literature and the accompanying literary scene in St. Petersburg?
> I.E.
> > Bely, Khelebnikov, Balmont, Blok, Mayakovsky, symbolists,
> cubo-futurists,
> > The Stray Dog in Petersburg, et. al. Please holler. --m
> > 
> 
I dare to state that I'm pretty knowledgable as an amateur and was
surely obsessed
with the "Silver Age" literature as every thoughtful soviet man was
under communism.
The tier you've described was one of the biggest pieces of the few real
art things available
under the Iron Curtain. I haven't heard about the relevant list, but
I'll be happy to deliver some
primary info/directions straight from Russia. Think about switching
off-line, bananalist is somewhat
rooted :-)

anton