Russian Postmodernism New Perspectives on Post-Soviet Culture

"Coherence is neither achieved nor, one senses, felt to be desirable. The book has the feel of an anthology rather than an integrated argument. Not for nothing does it contain a defense of the essay as 'a genre legitimated by its existence outside any genre,' since the essay is the form that most of the pieces here most nearly resemble....To be sure, this book is definitely not the right starting point for a reader who knows nothing about Russian culture of the past three decades....But the energy and the waywardness of the discussions here, so reminiscent of those that took place round kitchen tables in the late Soviet era, has its own nostalgic force, while the book's independent stand towards at least some established reputations is refreshing...."Epstein, Michael N. is the author of 'Russian Postmodernism New Perspectives on Post-Soviet Culture' with ISBN 9781571810984 and ISBN 1571810986.