Modern writers (21 centuries) of Russia. Modern Russian writers

Literature connoisseurs are ambiguous about the work of contemporary Russian writers: some seem uninteresting to them, others - rude or immoral. One way or another, in their books, the authors raise the urgent problems of the new century, which is why young people love and read them.

Directions, genres and modern writers

Russian writers of this century prefer to develop new literary forms, completely unlike Western ones. In the past few decades, their work is represented by four areas: postmodernism, modernism, realism and postrealism. The prefix "post" speaks for itself - the reader should expect something new that will replace the old foundations. The table shows the various directions in the literature of this century, as well as the books of the most prominent representatives.

New ideas by Sergey Minaev

"Duhless. A Tale of a Fake Man" is a book with an unusual design, which contemporary writers of the 21st century of Russia had not previously touched in their work. This is Sergei Minaev's debut novel about the moral flaws of a society in which debauchery and chaos reign. The author uses abusive language and obscene language to convey the character of the protagonist, which does not bother readers. The top manager of a large canned food company is a victim of scams: he is offered to invest a large sum in the construction of a casino, but soon they are deceived and left with nothing.

"The Chicks. A Tale of Fake Love" talks about how difficult it is to maintain a human face in an immoral society. Andrei Mirkin is 27 years old, but he is not going to get married and instead has an affair with two girls at the same time. Later, he learns that one is expecting a child from him, and the other is HIV-infected. A peaceful life is alien to Mirkin, and he is constantly looking for adventures in nightclubs and bars, which does not bring to good.

Popular Russian contemporary writers and critics do not favor Minaev in their circles: being illiterate, he achieved success in the shortest possible time and made Russians admire their works. The author admits that his fans are mainly viewers of the reality show "Dom-2".

Chekhov's traditions in Ulitskaya’s work

The heroes of the play "Russian Jam" live in an old summer house near Moscow, which is about to come to an end: the sewage system is malfunctioning, the boards on the floor have long decayed, and electricity has not been supplied. Their life is a real "nail", however, the owners are proud of the inheritance and are not going to move to a more favorable place. They have a constant income from the sale of jam, which includes either mice or other muck. Modern writers of Russian literature often borrow the ideas of their predecessors. So, Ulitskaya observes Chekhov’s tricks in the play: the dialogue of the heroes does not develop because of their desire to shout out to each other, but against this background, a crack of a rotten floor or sounds from the sewer can be heard. At the end of the drama, they are forced to leave the cottage, as the land is bought for the construction of Disneyland.

Features of the stories of Victor Pelevin

Russian writers of the 21st century often turn to the traditions of their predecessors and use the intertext technique. The narrative deliberately introduces names and details that resonate with the works of classics. Intertextuality can be traced in the story of Victor Pelevin "Nick". The reader feels the influence of Bunin and Nabokov from the very beginning, when the author uses the phrase "easy breathing" in the narrative. The narrator quotes Blok's “Stranger” and mentions Nabokov, who masterfully described the beauty of a girl's body in the novel “Lolita”. Pelevin borrows the manners of his predecessors, but opens up a new "trick of cheating." Only in the end, you can guess that the flexible and elegant Nick is actually a cat. Pelevin brilliantly succeeds in deceiving the reader in the story "Sigmund in a cafe", where the protagonist turns out to be a parrot. The author traps us, but we get more pleasure from it.

Realism of Yuri Buida

Many contemporary writers of the 21st century of Russia were born dozens of years after the end of the war, so their work is focused mainly on the younger generation. Yuri Buida was born in 1954 and grew up in the Kaliningrad region - a territory previously owned by Germany, which was reflected in the name of the cycle of his stories.

"The Prussian Bride" - naturalistic sketches about the difficult post-war period. The young reader sees a reality that he had never heard of before. The story "Rita Schmidt Who is Suitable" tells the story of an orphaned girl brought up in terrible conditions. The poor thing is declared: "You are the daughter of the Antichrist. You must suffer. You must redeem." A terrible sentence was imposed for German blood flowing in Rita’s veins, but she endures bullying and continues to be strong.

Novels about Erast Fandorin

Boris Akunin writes books not like other contemporary writers of the 21st century in Russia. The author is interested in the culture of the past two centuries, so the action of the novels about Erast Fandorin takes place from the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th. The protagonist is a noble aristocrat conducting investigations on the most high-profile crimes. For valor and courage, he is awarded six orders, but he is briefly held up in public office: after a conflict with the Moscow authorities, Fandorin prefers to work alone with his faithful valet, the Japanese Masa. In the genre of the detective, few contemporary foreign writers write; Russian writers, in particular Dontsova and Akunin, win the hearts of readers with criminal stories, so their works will be relevant for a long time.