Illusion · New Works by Rasputin

Author: Vladimir Putin
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The thirteen short stories collected in this book are all works from the 1990s. These stories either focus on the survival of the fittest and the widening wealth gap during Russia's social transition, such as "Burial" and "Sudden"; or address moral and faith issues, such as "Women's Talk" and "In the Hospital"; or concern ecological environments, such as "The Country Log Cabin" and "Evening"; as well as the attention and dissatisfaction with propaganda media, particularly television, like "Sanya Sets Off." These works depict the profound changes in Russian society from various perspectives, as well as the hardships people endure in their daily lives and psychologically, vividly presenting a panoramic view of contemporary Russian society.