Basics of Soviet civilization

In his book, the basis of the lecture course, read by A. Sinyavsky in Sorbonne in 1978-1984, the author explores not so much the history of Soviet civilization, as its theory, and even, rather, "metaphysics" (according to his own words) The main postulates or cornerstones of Soviet civilization are considered in detail, such as "revolution", "state", "new man", etc.
In parallel, the writer looks at the Soviet civilization through the eyes of its fiction. For an artistic image, in addition to the vigor, is endowed with the features of the symbol, and in this case we are only more interested in the symbols remaining the magnificent monument of the era "(A. Sinyavsky) The book saw the light in many countries and in many languages. Now she finally goes to the author"s homeland