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Description of  Russia s Capitalist Realism: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov (Studies in Russian Literature and Theory)

Russias Capitalist Realism examines how the literary tradition that produced the great works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anton Chekhov responded to the dangers and possibilities posed by Russias industrial revolution. During Russias first tumultuous transition to capitalism, social problems became issues of literary form for writers trying to make sense of economic change. The new environments created by industry, such as giant factories and mills, demanded some kind of response from writers but defied all existing forms of language. Read more