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A carregar... Day of the Oprichnik (2006)por Vladimir Sorokin
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This is a serious satire of Putin’s Russia. It is mean and filthy and a portrayal of a deeply corrupt society. The historical oprichniki were a secret police force of Ivan the Terrible, the Streltsi was a paramilitary force from the same period. Sorokin revives them in 21st century Russia, and makes Putin Emperor of the dirty tricksters. First published back in 2006, this book depicts a dystopian Russia in 2028. The main character is an oprichnik, a thug-like organization in the new Russia tasked with stomping out enemies of the state in the most brutal ways possible. Other reviewers say that the book helps you understand contemporary Russia. It doesn't although it does talk about gas pipelines, an increased dependence on China, and a wall with the West. The book is very brutal. None of the characters is sympathetic or even interesting. Frankly, the whole novel seems a little pointless. A day in the life of a bully boy/enforcer/spy "Oprichnik" in a future Russia ruled by a Putinesque autocrat. In this world, Russia has literally walled off Western Europe and has an economic relationship exclusively with China. The oprichniks are a brotherhood of zealous enforcers of the King's will. Their holy job includes execution of dissidents, destruction of property, collection of bribes and information about dissidents. They are the spiritual successors of the 1990s Russian mafia/KGB. I read this book after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It doesn't seem so far-fetched to imagine such a future for Russia now. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Imagines a New Russia of the near future that is ruled by a reconstituted nobility and which blends draconian codes with modern technology while locking down Western borders, a region in which a twenty-years-older Vladimir Putin has appropriated all freeenterprise. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Speculative fiction deems to be as much about the present as the future and despite my ignorance to contemporary Russian society there is a definite feeling that Sorokin builds on and exaggerates all that Russia is currently, to great effect. Is this brutal, patriarchal, insular and corrupt theocracy too different to what Russia is now? The book neither admonishes nor celebrates this future State but in a country synonymous with censorship, I’m surprised more hasn’t been made of how anti-Russia it can be perceived to be. With more knowledge on Russia I think I would have enjoyed this more but it was interesting and skilful and I’ll definitely return to Sorokin - perhaps his Ice triology or the Blizzard which are on the shelves. ( )