Inverted Binoculars
Mark Lipovetsky
4/2023
Forum AI:
Mainstream Narratives of Soviet History and the Laughter of Surprise
SUMMARY:
This essay is a contribution to the discussion forum “Mainstream Narratives of Soviet History and the Laughter of Surprise,” framed as responses by literary scholars, historians, and political scientists to Sheila Fitzpatrick’s essay “Soviet History as Black Comedy.” Mark Lipovetsky discusses the function of distancing through irony in the narratives and discourses of Soviet culture, including socialist realism.