Introduction: The amusing disturbance of soviet laughter

Dennis G. Ioffe, Serguei A. Oushakine

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Abstract

This paper by the guest editors serves as an introduction to the present special issue of Russian Literature, entitled "Totalitarian Laughter: Images - Sounds - Performers". It provides an overview of the contributions, which discuss laughter, the comical, humour, irony, parody and related phenomena, and their roles in Soviet cultural life and politics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalRussian Literature
Volume74
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Literature and Literary Theory

Keywords

  • Laughter
  • Soviet Cultural Life

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