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'''''Children of the Arbat''''' ({{langx|ru|Дети Арбата}}) is a ] ] ] by ] set during the era of ].
'''''Children of the Arbat''''' ({{lang-ru|Дети Арбата}}) is a novel by ] that recounts the era in the ] of the build-up to the ], the early years of the second ] and the (supposed) circumstances of the murder of ] prior to the beginning of the ]. It is the first book of the tetralogy, followed by the books ''1935 and Other Years'' ({{lang-ru|Тридцать пятый и другие годы}}), 1989), '']'' ({{lang-ru|Страх}}) and '']'' ({{lang-ru|Прах и пепел}}).


==Premise==
⚫ Principally told through the story of the fictional Sasha Pankratov, a sincere and loyal ] member who is exiled as a result of party intrigues, the novel is semi-autobiographical - Rybakov too was exiled in the early 1930s. The book recounts the growing hysteria of the period where simple mistakes or humour were seen as examples of sabotage or acts of wreckers (cf '']'' by ]). In effect the book exposes how, despite the honest intentions of Pankratov and older ]s like Kirov, ] is destroying all their hopes.
It recounts the era in the ] of the build-up to the ], the early years of the second ] and the (supposed) circumstances of the murder of ] prior to the beginning of the ].<ref>{{cite book|first=Neil |last=Cornwell|title=Reference Guide to Russian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXxEAgAAQBAJ&q=Children+of+the+Arbat+Rybakov&pg=PA703 |year=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-26070-6|page=703}}</ref> It is the first book of the trilogy, followed by the books ''1935 and Other Years'' ({{langx|ru|Тридцать пятый и другие годы}}, (Book I of ''Fear''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.penrussia.org/n-z/an-ryb-e.htm | title=Anatoly Rybakov, Honorary Chairman of the Russian PEN Centre }}</ref>) 1989), '']'' ({{langx|ru|Страх}})<ref >{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/20/books/a-bloody-job-but-someone-s-got-to-do-it.html?pagewanted=all|title=A Bloody Job, but Someone's Got to Do It|work=] |first=Michael |last=Scammell |author-link=Michael Scammell |date=20 September 1992|accessdate=7 January 2017}}</ref> and '']'' ({{langx|ru|Прах и пепел}}).


==The novel==
The novel is also notable for its portrayal of ] as a scheming and paranoid figure.
⚫ The story is mainly told that of the fictional Sasha Pankratov, a sincere and loyal ] member who is exiled as a result of party intrigues. Rybakov too was exiled in the early 1930s. Hysteria grows as simple mistakes and humor are seen as examples of sabotage or acts of wreckers. ('']'' by ] deals with similar topics). The book exposes how, despite the honest intentions of Pankratov and older ]s like Kirov, ] is destroying all their hopes.<ref >{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/26/books/for-arbat-author-novel-is-yoked-to-perestroika.html|title=For 'Arbat' Author, Novel Is Yoked to Perestroika|work=]|author=Christopher Wren|date=26 May 1988|accessdate=7 January 2017}}</ref>


The novel is also notable for its portrayal of ] as a scheming and paranoid figure.<ref>{{cite book|author=Margaret Ziolkowski|title=Literary Exorcisms of Stalinism: Russian Writers and the Soviet Past|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x0bPvO0U-ScC&q=Children+of+the+Arbat+Rybakov&pg=PA11|year=1998|publisher=Camden House|isbn=978-1-571-13179-9|page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Rosalind Marsh|title=History and Literature in Contemporary Russia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DyWBDAAAQBAJ&q=Children+of+the+Arbat+Rybakov&pg=PA61|year=1995|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-230-37779-0|page=61}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Alec Nove|title=Glasnost in Action (Routledge Revivals): Cultural Renaissance in Russia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nB6g1tnlSS4C&q=Anatoli+Rybakov&pg=PA15|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn= 978-1-136-62912-9|page=16}}</ref>
⚫ The book, which was written between 1966 and 1983, was suppressed<ref>Introduction to ''Children of the Arbat'', Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1988.</ref> until the period known as Perestroika (published for the first time as a '']'' in 1987). It was the great publishing sensation of the ] era, as it was so direct in its criticism of the Soviet system, seemingly honest in its portrayal of Stalin and harsh in its cynical view of those who turned the Soviet Union into a "Great Power".


⚫ The book, which was written between 1966 and 1983, was suppressed<ref>Introduction to ''Children of the Arbat'', Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1988.</ref> until the ] era (published for the first time as a '']'' in 1987). It was a great publishing sensation of that era owing to its criticism of the Soviet system, its portrayal of Stalin and harsh in its cynical view of those who turned the Soviet Union into a "Great Power".<ref>{{cite book |author=Walter Laqueur |year=1990 |title=Soviet Realities: Culture and Politics from Stalin to Gorbachev |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-tHvYMLd4gwC&q=Arbat |publisher=Transaction Publishers |isbn=978-1-412-83489-6 |page=51 }}</ref>
The book was first published in English in 1988 by Dell Publishing, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell.

==English translation==
The English translation, by ], was first published in 1988 by Little, Brown & Company ({{ISBN|9780316763721}}). It was later reprinted in paperback by Dell Publishing, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell ({{ISBN|9780440203537}}).


==See also== ==See also==
{{portal|Novels}} {{portal|Novels}}


*] - a 16-part television serial based on Rybakov's trilogy *'']'' - a 16-part television serial based on Rybakov's trilogy

⚫ ==External links==

Time Magazine article (June 6, 1988)about the book's first Soviet editions:


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}

⚫ ==External links==
*Sheppard, R.Z. & Jackson, James O. (June 6, 1988). . '']''. About the book's first Soviet editions.


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1987 novel by Anatoly Rybakov For the TV series, see Children of the Arbat (TV series).
Children of the Arbat
Russian language edition
AuthorAnatoly Rybakov
Original titleДети Арбата
LanguageRussian
SeriesChildren of the Arbat
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherLittle, Brown & Company
Publication date1987
Publication placeSoviet Union
Published in English1988
Pages685
Followed byFear 

Children of the Arbat (Russian: Дети Арбата) is a semi-autobiographical historical novel by Anatoly Rybakov set during the era of Stalin.

Premise

It recounts the era in the Soviet Union of the build-up to the Congress of the Victors, the early years of the second Five Year Plan and the (supposed) circumstances of the murder of Sergey Kirov prior to the beginning of the Great Purge. It is the first book of the trilogy, followed by the books 1935 and Other Years (Russian: Тридцать пятый и другие годы, (Book I of Fear) 1989), Fear (Russian: Страх) and Dust and Ashes (Russian: Прах и пепел).

The novel

The story is mainly told that of the fictional Sasha Pankratov, a sincere and loyal Komsomol member who is exiled as a result of party intrigues. Rybakov too was exiled in the early 1930s. Hysteria grows as simple mistakes and humor are seen as examples of sabotage or acts of wreckers. (The Joke by Milan Kundera deals with similar topics). The book exposes how, despite the honest intentions of Pankratov and older Bolsheviks like Kirov, Stalinism is destroying all their hopes.

The novel is also notable for its portrayal of Joseph Stalin as a scheming and paranoid figure.

The book, which was written between 1966 and 1983, was suppressed until the Perestroika era (published for the first time as a feuilleton in 1987). It was a great publishing sensation of that era owing to its criticism of the Soviet system, its portrayal of Stalin and harsh in its cynical view of those who turned the Soviet Union into a "Great Power".

English translation

The English translation, by Harold Shukman, was first published in 1988 by Little, Brown & Company (ISBN 9780316763721). It was later reprinted in paperback by Dell Publishing, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell (ISBN 9780440203537).

See also

References

  1. Cornwell, Neil (2013). Reference Guide to Russian Literature. Routledge. p. 703. ISBN 978-1-134-26070-6.
  2. "Anatoly Rybakov, Honorary Chairman of the Russian PEN Centre".
  3. Scammell, Michael (20 September 1992). "A Bloody Job, but Someone's Got to Do It". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. Christopher Wren (26 May 1988). "For 'Arbat' Author, Novel Is Yoked to Perestroika". nytimes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. Margaret Ziolkowski (1998). Literary Exorcisms of Stalinism: Russian Writers and the Soviet Past. Camden House. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-571-13179-9.
  6. Rosalind Marsh (1995). History and Literature in Contemporary Russia. Springer. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-230-37779-0.
  7. Alec Nove (2013). Glasnost in Action (Routledge Revivals): Cultural Renaissance in Russia. Routledge. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-136-62912-9.
  8. Introduction to Children of the Arbat, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1988.
  9. Walter Laqueur (1990). Soviet Realities: Culture and Politics from Stalin to Gorbachev. Transaction Publishers. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-412-83489-6.

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