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pp. xii [3] 245.” Beginning with a general overview of the political, intellectual, and social atmosphere in the country and its effect on artistic creativity, Shneidman provides a survey of the period’s literature. He then considers the work of succeeding generations of prose fiction writers: the `old guard,’ the intermediate writers, and the younger authors of perestroika, whose works first appeared in print after the ascent of Gorbachev. The writing of this last group is divided into three parts: novels written in the style of conventional Russian realism; works that combine realistic prose with modernist narrative techniques; and Russian postmodernism. Exploring artistic and social issues in an integrated manner, the volume will be of interest not only to students of Russian literature but to those concerned with the culture and social life of the former Soviet Union.”