Изображение государства в современной русской литературе (Т. Толская и В. Сорокин)

The government has always played an important role in the Russian society. One of the reasons why its influence was felt in different areas of social life was its exclusive position of power, which has been both celebrated and condemned in Russian literature. The shortcomings and negative features of the Russian government have also been portrayed in the hyperbolic and dystopian narratives of The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya and Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir Sorokin. However, far from being only imaginary dystopian visions of a perverse totalitarian future, these works are rooted in the Russian historical experience.