«Чевенгур»: стоит прочесть? Расшифровываем зловещую правду антиутопии Андрея Платонова

A distinctive style, a nonlinear narrative, and a mind-bending sense of urgency. Reading Platonov's "Chevengur" requires motivation and willpower. Is it worth it? Our answer: it is. This is the subject of a new educational program—a comprehensive and gripping account by writer Alexei Varlamov of the writer Andrei Platonov. How did the novel "Chevengur" come to be a "Divine Comedy" in a Soviet guise, yet few people know it? How did Andrei Platonov's life come to be as good as a thriller TV series? What was the writer's soul yearning for? God, religion, revolution—what did the Soviet master believe in, and what did he become disillusioned with? And why read a gritty dystopia about the 20th century today? SUPPORT us so we can make new episodes: https://lp.foma.ru/donate/?utm_source... Timecodes: 00:00 | Intro 00:15 | Why read Platonov? 01:40 | Childhood, Adolescence, Youth 03:23 | What did Platonov expect from the revolution? 04:45 | The Collapse of Faith in Communism 07:05 | How did the idea for "Chevengur" come about? 09:02 | Who is to blame and what is to be done? Platonov's response 11:05 | Platonov's Return to Literature 13:38 | Why is the novel called "Chevengur"? 15:03 | What is Platonov's "Chevengur" about? 15:57 | Why wasn't "Chevengur" published? 17:11 | The First Part of "Chevengur": The Story of an Orphan Boy 22:13 | The Hero Joins the Bolshevik Party 23:36 | Why Did Stalin Dislike Platonov? 25:02 | Communism Through Platonov's Eyes 25:50 | The Second Part of "Chevengur": A Task from the Bolsheviks 27:50 | Platonov: A Techie or a Humanities Scholar? 30:01 | What's So Remarkable About "Chevengur"? 31:45 | A Look at Sex and Relationships 34:40 | Platonov's Honesty with Himself and the Reader 36:40 | "Chevengur": Utopia or Dystopia? 40:15 | A Sinister Parody of Communism 42:30 | "Bulgakov Laughs, and Platonov Weeps" 43:15 | Bunin's "Cursed Days" 45:00 | The third part of "Chevengur": when does the action take place? 46:35 | The Kronstadt Uprising: The Power of Slogans 51:05 | Pilgrimage to "Chevengur" 54:25 | The Russian Revolution through X-rays. Platonov's View 57:57 | How does "Chevengur" end? 59:37 | Why read Platonov's books today? 01:00:32 | "What you wrote will not pass any censorship!" The project is supported by the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives. Video essay on George Orwell's dystopia:    • ЖУТКИЙ смысл «1984». 7 ключей к антиутопии...   #chevengur #platonov #books