Where Currents Meet: Frontiers of Memory in Post-Soviet Fiction of Kharkiv, Ukraine

Tanya Zaharchenko's study of literature and cultural memory explores the complex continuum of Ukrainian and Russian cultural experience in post-Soviet Ukraine, highlighting the role of borderlands and frontiers in shaping this experience.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2023
Publisher: Central European University Press

Where Currents Meet, Tanya Zaharchenkos groundbreaking exploration of literature and cultural memory transcends the simplistic notion of a post-Soviet Ukraine divided between east and west. It presents the Ukrainian and Russian cultural components in the country's east as integral parts of a multifaceted continuum. By integrating insights from memory studies and border studies, Zaharchenko delves into the lives of a generation of younger writers in Kharkiv, known as the "doubletake generation," who have grown up during the collapse of the Soviet Union and are now re-exploring this pivotal experience through fiction. Through the works of Serhiy Zhadan, Andreĭ Krasniashchikh, Yuri Tsaplin, Oleh Kotsarev, and others, the author uncovers how borderlands and frontiers, both geographical and conceptual, acquire distinct zonal characteristics as these writers navigate the historical legacy they have inherited. This insightful study offers a fresh perspective on the complex interplay between culture, identity, and the boundaries that shape societies.

Weight: 312g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789633861202