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Isn't there good literature about communist russia paranoia? Something with fear to NKVD and characters in prison camps and fun politics talk and artists that are forced to change their pieces for the party etc etc? Something like Gulag Archipelago but well written and with a fun mood, like pic related or GR.

>> No.11905245

>>11905242
Master and margarita

>> No.11905246 [DELETED] 

I'm gay btw, idk if that matters

>> No.11905254

>>11905242
maybe doctor zhivago, but that book is not much fun

>> No.11905300

>>11905242
Try The Dream Life of Sukhanov

It’s written by a woman but I really liked it. It is very much in the tradition of the Russian masters and references them often (Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, and Gogol especially). The main character is an artist endorsed by the Soviet government, kind of inner circle, who goes off the rails.

>> No.11905353

Darkness at Noon has the tone you describe; it's hilarious at times and we're invited to roll our eyes at every character, although they're all inspired by real people and true stories of suffering and injustice.

>> No.11905478

Andrei Bely- Petersburg

>> No.11906050

andrei platonov's chevengur is what you're looking for op

>>11905478
great book but keep in mind that it was published and set in tsarist russia and not the soviet union, if that particular bit is a dealbreaker

>> No.11906456

>>11906050
I just read this, two days ago. What is your opinion about it? I liked it, but felt like there was a lot I didn't get.
I think Platonov has a very particular and unique consciousness of the world, and I felt like I learned to see that world of his, and discovered it was good and noble.
It was an enjoyable and mind opening read.

>> No.11906492

>>11905245
Fpbp

Unfortunately, the Soviets killed all the other people who worked on this kind of stuff

>> No.11906598

>>11905245
This, a really fun book

>> No.11907126

Everyone here should read Krzhizhanovsky.

His talk about paranoia may not be a direct one, but his stories and realities seem to talk about his surroundings in the 20's.

It's no surprise he didn't get published during his life.