Исполнение постсоветскости: Верка Сердючка и гибридизация постсоветской идентичности в Украине

Джозеф Кресченте

2/2007

Материал публикуется на английском (на английской части сайта)

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Статья посвящена восприятию в Украине амбивалентной фигуры поп-звезды с неоднозначной гендерной и языковой идентичностью, “Верки Сердючки” (эту женскую роль “играет” Андрей Данилко). Автор рассматривает ее как символическое воплощение проблем, связанных с текучестью лингвистических и культурных идентичностей в современном украинском обществе и на постсоветском пространстве в целом. Избрав суржик (простонародный вариант смеси русского и украинского) в качестве разговорного языка, Верка противопоставила себя как приверженцам “Украины для украинцев”, так и тем, кто стремится к более тесному сближению с Россией. Автор считает, что в контексте современной поп-культуры Верка Сердючка – единственная “звезда”, которая отказывается от этнических игр. По ее карнавальному представлению украинского настоящего автор статьи реконструирует “постсоветское состояние”.

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1.A hybridized or mixed language that mixes Russian and Ukrainian that is widely employed in Ukraine. More discussion of this issue follows below.↩

2.Much like Laada Bilaniuk, I am employing Verka Serduchka as it is spelled when appearing in Roman letters on her compact discs and on her website. See: Laada Bilaniuk. Carnivalesque Transgressions of Language and Gender in Ukrainian Pop Culture. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco. November, 2000.↩

3.I am using the first name of this character, Verka, as opposed to her last name, as this is how Laada Bilaniuk addresses her in her work, as well as how she is frequently named in the Russian and Ukrainian media and internet blogs.↩

4.There were 120 respondents. Of these, 47 were from Kyiv and 73 were from other cities and towns in Ukraine with the exception of one Russian respondent from Moscow who was visiting L’viv. While polling was primarily conducted in Kyiv, L’viv and Krizhopil, people from fourteen cities and towns participated in the project. Either they were visiting cities other than their residence when they were polled, or they were polled by a colleague of mine while on one of her frequent business trips around Ukraine. The participants were from: Poltava, L’viv, Kyiv, Kkarkiv, Sevastopol, Uman, Vishinevii, Krizhopil, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnepropetrovsk, Kmel’ove, Rozdol’ne and Moscow, Russia. 55 of the respondents were over 30; 63 were under 30; 2 did not give their age. 77 respondents were female; 43 were male. English language version of survey: Do you know who Verka Serdiuchka is? Have you watched her show? Do you like the show? Is Verka Russian or Ukrainian? Does she seem like a Soviet woman? In your opinion what does Verka represent? The first time you watched the show did you think it was an actress playing Verka? Were you surprised to learn that Verka was played by a man? Does it make a difference? What do you think of Verka’s use of surzhuk? How does that describe her identity? Does Verka remind you of someone or something? If yes, what? How would you describe Verka Serdiuchka to someone who doesn’t know her? Russian language version of the survey: Vy znaete, kto takaia Вы знаете Verka Serdiuchka? Vy videli ee po televizoru? Vam ponravilos’ eto vustuplenie? Kem iavliaetsia Verka: russkoi zhenschinoi ili ukrainskoi? Kazhetsia li ona Vam sovetskoi zhenschinoi? Na Vash vzgliad, chto ili kogo ona predstavliaet? Kogda Vy uvideli ee vpervye, polumali li Vy, chto Verku igraet zhenschina? Byli li Vy udivleny, kogda poniali, chto etu rol' ispolniaet muzhchina? Iavliaetisa li eto dlia Vas znachimym? Kak Vy otsenivaete tot fakt, chto verka govorit na surzhike? Kak eto eio kharakterizuet? Napominaet li Vam Verja kogo- ili chto-libo? Esli da, to kogo?
Как бы В описали Верку Сердючку собеседнику, который ничего о ней не знает?

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[1]A hybridized or mixed language that mixes Russian and Ukrainian that is widely employed in Ukraine. More discussion of this issue follows below.

[2]Much like Laada Bilaniuk, I am employing Verka Serduchka as it is spelled when appearing in Roman letters on her compact discs and on her website. See: Laada Bilaniuk. Carnivalesque Transgressions of Language and Gender in Ukrainian Pop Culture. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco. November, 2000.

[3]I am using the first name of this character, Verka, as opposed to her last name, as this is how Laada Bilaniuk addresses her in her work, as well as how she is frequently named in the Russian and Ukrainian media and internet blogs.

[4]There were 120 respondents. Of these, 47 were from Kyiv and 73 were from other cities and towns in Ukraine with the exception of one Russian respondent from Moscow who was visiting L’viv. While polling was primarily conducted in Kyiv, L’viv and Krizhopil, people from fourteen cities and towns participated in the project. Either they were visiting cities other than their residence when they were polled, or they were polled by a colleague of mine while on one of her frequent business trips around Ukraine. The participants were from: Poltava, L’viv, Kyiv, Kkarkiv, Sevastopol, Uman, Vishinevii, Krizhopil, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnepropetrovsk, Kmel’ove, Rozdol’ne and Moscow, Russia. 55 of the respondents were over 30; 63 were under 30; 2 did not give their age. 77 respondents were female; 43 were male. English language version of survey: Do you know who Verka Serdiuchka is? Have you watched her show? Do you like the show? Is Verka Russian or Ukrainian? Does she seem like a Soviet woman? In your opinion what does Verka represent? The first time you watched the show did you think it was an actress playing Verka? Were you surprised to learn that Verka was played by a man? Does it make a difference? What do you think of Verka’s use of surzhuk? How does that describe her identity? Does Verka remind you of someone or something? If yes, what? How would you describe Verka Serdiuchka to someone who doesn’t know her? Russian language version of the survey: Vy znaete, kto takaia Вы знаете Verka Serdiuchka? Vy videli ee po televizoru? Vam ponravilos’ eto vustuplenie? Kem iavliaetsia Verka: russkoi zhenschinoi ili ukrainskoi? Kazhetsia li ona Vam sovetskoi zhenschinoi? Na Vash vzgliad, chto ili kogo ona predstavliaet? Kogda Vy uvideli ee vpervye, polumali li Vy, chto Verku igraet zhenschina? Byli li Vy udivleny, kogda poniali, chto etu rol' ispolniaet muzhchina? Iavliaetisa li eto dlia Vas znachimym? Kak Vy otsenivaete tot fakt, chto verka govorit na surzhike? Kak eto eio kharakterizuet? Napominaet li Vam Verja kogo- ili chto-libo? Esli da, to kogo?
Как бы В описали Верку Сердючку собеседнику, который ничего о ней не знает?

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Исполнение постсоветскости: Верка Сердючка и гибридизация постсоветской идентичности в Украине

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