Virsmo link: vėlyvojo sovietmečio literatūros socialumas ir estetinė raiška

LTSovietmečio epocha vis labiau tolsta, tačiau - paradoksas - kelia daug diskusijų kaip niekada anksčiau. Kaip vertinti šią epochą ir jos asmenybes? Kodėl požiūriai į ją tokie prieštaringi? Šioje knygoje literatūros tyrinėtojai nagrinėja vėlyvojo sovietmečio literatūrą kaip sudėtingą kultūrinį fenomeną, atskleidžiantį visuomenės transformacijas, kartų konfliktus ir kūrybinės laisvės paieškas bei alternatyvas socialistinio realizmo kanonui. Autoriai analizuoja, kaip rašytojai vartojo ezopinę kalbą vengdami cenzūros, kaip per tradicinių motyvų interpretacijas saugojo tautinę tapatybę, kaip įvairios kartos reagavo į ideologinį spaudimą. Nuo Albino Bernoto iki Jurgos Ivanauskaitės - kiekvieno kūrėjo pasirinkta strategija atskleidžia skirtingus būdus išlikti autentiškiems komunistinėje sistemoje. Knyga skirta ne tik literatūros tyrėjams, bet ir visiems, besidomintiems kultūros istorija. Ji padeda suprasti, kaip sovietmečio patirtys formavo ir tebeformuoja mūsų kultūrinę atmintį, ypač dabar, kai vėl susiduriame su imperinės kultūros iššūkiais.

ENAs we enter the fourth decade of independent Lithuania, the relevance of the assessment of the Soviet era is not diminishing but perhaps on the contrary: it is polarising the public more and more. The approaches to the legacies of art creators, writers. and artists, their ethic attitudes, and their role in history give rise to ever new questions and stimulate a broader discourse not only in Lithuania and Europe in general, where the ways of interpreting complex historical periods are sought. [...] In summing up the key topics of this monograph, it is evident that the literature of the late Soviet period functioned as a comprehensive cultural field with various intertwining creative strategiesm ideological tensions, and social challenges. One of the underlying strategies was the use of the Aesopian language, which allowed writers to circumvent censorship restrictions and maintain the vitality of national culture. Another important thematic thread of the monograph is the quest for the preservation of national identity and cultural memory, which is revealed through the actualisation of traditional themes, motifs, and plots in literature. This trend in interpreted as a kind of creative resistance to Soviet ideology, an attempt to preserve the continuity of national self-awareness and historical memory. Equally important is the reflection on the psychological traumas caused by the Soviet experience, which is evident both through the analysis of generational differences and their relationship to the Soviet system and through the examination of specific writers' biographies or specific plots, such as services in the Soviet army. Finally, the monograph consistently develops the issue of the interaction between literature and society and reveals the extent and nature of literary involvement in social and political processes.This interaction is explored on different planes, highlighting the role of literature in articulating the moods, values, and expectations of society and in shaping the self-perception of the new period. The monograph "Towards the Turning Point: Social and Aesthetic Dynamics in Late Soviet Literature" reveals the complex field of interaction between literature and society in the late Soviet period by highlighting both the creators; attempts to preserve their creative autonomy and national self-awareness and their participation in the processes of the Rebirth. The authors of the monograph provide an in-depth analysis of the literature of the late Soviet period, coveringliterature and its reception as well as wider socio-cultural contexts. The authors reveal complex mechanisms of interaction between literature and society, focusing on the ways the creators made the most of various strategies - from the Aesopian language to the actualisation of traditional symbols of identity - in an attempt to preserve their creative autonomy and national self-awareness. The attitude to the literature of the Soviet period through the prism of generations helps to identify the changes in literary and aesthetic stances and to relate them to specific phases in the evolution of the Soviet system. The present study has now been given a new relevance in the sontext of Russia's full scale war against Ukraine, which is an attempt of an imperial, colonial culture to keep colonised cultures within its sphere of influence. This collective monograph analyses precisely the transition period that Lithuanian society went through, and its analysis can undoubtedly serve as a starting point for typological research in order to understand the broader context of the influence of the former Soviet Union.Today's Russia, which in various ways continues the policy of the Soviet Union and tries to regain its former influence and even territories, is acting like the paradigm that Lithuania succeeded in breaking thirty years ago, but which has not cimpletely vanished yet. The insights of the monograph into strategies of resistance, resilience-building, and intergenerational reactions to political and ideological trajectories take on new meaning and inspire a rethinking of the processes of socio-cultural transformation in a broader sphere.