Inspectors and Auditors: Some Sources of Andrey Platonov’s Work of the 1920s
The article examines the work of Andrey Platonov of the 1920s in the context of the history of the Soviet state and Communist Party administration departments. Allusions to the activity of these authorities are present in many of Platonov’s works (“Gorod Gradov,” “Administrativnoe Estestvoznanie,” “...
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| description | The article examines the work of Andrey Platonov of the 1920s in the context of the history of the Soviet state and Communist Party administration departments. Allusions to the activity of these authorities are present in many of Platonov’s works (“Gorod Gradov,” “Administrativnoe Estestvoznanie,” “Usomnivshiysya Makar,” “Nadlezhachie Meropriyatiya (Socialnaya Satira nashih dney),” etc.). Most of the references relate to anti-bureaucratic and rationalization activities of these power and control authorities. The effort to perfect bureaucratic machine is represented in Platonov’s work as pseudoproductive, pseudo-scientific, and meaningless activity. Yet, it is also shown how such pseudo-organization can become real life-threatening force. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-14f9a2542bfa4e109b851b5a2bd869ac2025-08-20T02:02:01ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, A.M. Gorky Institute of World LiteratureStudia Litterarum2500-42472541-85642021-12-0164274299https://doi.org/10.22455/2500-4247-2021-6-4-274-299Inspectors and Auditors: Some Sources of Andrey Platonov’s Work of the 1920sMaria V. Osipenko0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0294-8546A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaThe article examines the work of Andrey Platonov of the 1920s in the context of the history of the Soviet state and Communist Party administration departments. Allusions to the activity of these authorities are present in many of Platonov’s works (“Gorod Gradov,” “Administrativnoe Estestvoznanie,” “Usomnivshiysya Makar,” “Nadlezhachie Meropriyatiya (Socialnaya Satira nashih dney),” etc.). Most of the references relate to anti-bureaucratic and rationalization activities of these power and control authorities. The effort to perfect bureaucratic machine is represented in Platonov’s work as pseudoproductive, pseudo-scientific, and meaningless activity. Yet, it is also shown how such pseudo-organization can become real life-threatening force.http://studlit.ru/images/2021-6-4/Osipenko.pdfandrey platonovauditorrkirabkringorod gradovusomnivshijsya makaradministrativnoe estestvoznaniechevengur. |
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| title | Inspectors and Auditors: Some Sources of Andrey Platonov’s Work of the 1920s |
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| title_short | Inspectors and Auditors: Some Sources of Andrey Platonov’s Work of the 1920s |
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| topic | andrey platonov auditor rki rabkrin gorod gradov usomnivshijsya makar administrativnoe estestvoznanie chevengur. |
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