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The first blog by Maria Chehonadskih on the Manifesta Journal blog entitled “Notes On Soviet and Post-Soviet Class Formation” links metaphorically the Soviet past and the post-Soviet present. In the article she discusses what influence the introduction of electricity had during the early 20th century on avant-garde writer Andrei Platonov. His novel The Motherland of Electricity (1939) tells the story of how something seemingly positive was later on used for harm. The video below by Soviet film director Larisa Shepitko – which was banned until 1987 – depicts the novel The Motherland of Electricity, transforming his peculiar, almost fragmented text into a realist picture. Read the article here and tell us your thoughts – manifestajournal.org/online-residencies/maria-chehonadskih/notes-soviet-and-post-soviet-class-formation
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 16:00:01 +0000

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