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A Game of Closeness or Alienation

Poliszczuk, Jarosław

2021-09-22 · Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne · Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan

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Abstract

Mykhailo Nayenko's book of memoirs Озон зарубіжжя (Ozone of Abroad) is about author's journeys to different countries and cultures. Mykhailo Nayenko is a well-known professor, who runs literary researches from the early 1980th for today. The book presented in the review, shows how academic landscape of Ukraine and Eastern Europe was changing after the collapse of Soviet Union. We can also notice some changes in author's consciousness too as he tried to find his own place in the world without strict borders, in the conditions of free thoughts and possibility of speaking without censorship.

Keywords

autho, narrative, memories, modern history, text, time, Slavic studies

Citation Details

Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, pp. 349-359