Josef Svejk in historical memory: images and interpretations (1920-1930s)

Albert N. Valiakhmetov; Luiza K. Karimova; Anna A. Kirpichnikova

Albert N. Valiakhmetov Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies
Luiza K. Karimova Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies
Anna A. Kirpichnikova Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

Keywords: history, historical memory, Jaroslav Hasek, Josef Svejk, “svejkism”, Czechoslovak Legion, internationalists

Abstract

The topicality of the investigated problem is determined by the fact that nowadays historical researches use interdisciplinary methods. The one way of interdisciplinarity is using the materials of fiction in historical researches. In this case historian can be involved in the investigation at different point and solve various problems: reconstruct the history of fiction creation, consider history of fiction publication, clear up the historical basis of the book, study the history of perception of different texts by society, analyze the practices of fiction usage in ideological campaigns, etc. The novel “The Good Soldier Svejk” by Jaroslav Hasek has certain historical basis devoted to historical events and difficult history of perceptions and interpretations. The purpose of the article is to examine the perception history of the novel by Jaroslav Hasek and its main character in 1920-30- s in Czechoslovakia and USSR. The article shows how the perception of Svejk was changing depending on historical period and certain conditions. The materials of the article can be helpful for historians who study the problems of historical memory, Russian-Czech relations and also for literary and cultural studies scholars.

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Author Biographies

Albert N. Valiakhmetov, Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

Luiza K. Karimova, Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

Anna A. Kirpichnikova, Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

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