Socijalistička književnost? (ne)moć političkog diskursa/Socijalist literature? (no)power political discourse

Abstract

Starting from the history and definition of socialism, as well as various practices of this ideology, this paper deals with the adoption of socialist doctrines in Soviet and Yugoslav literature. The analysis of the novel Thirtieth Marina‟s Love by Vladimir Sorokin, paper attempts to show the utopian idea of socialist doctrine that aspires to impose their ideological matrix of artistic discourse. Skillfuly combining the utilitarian discourse and style of totalitarian communist manifesto with literature, Sorokin parody of the production of the novel indicates its inability to simultaneously satisfy the aesthetic qualities that are expected of true work of fiction and obvious of intent which, as such, can only survive in the milieu of a particular system which is creates.