Wandering in Circles: Venichka's Journey of Redemption in "Moskva-Petushki" examines the definition of redemption in Venedikt Erofeev's Moskva-Petushki. By placing Erofeev's poema in conversation with other travel narratives from Russia and the West, the book explores the meaning of redemption across societies and cultures, and how Erofeev creates a commentary on the possibility of redemption in a broken political and social system. Through this comparative approach to Moskva-Petushki, this work offers a new reading of the text as a journey of failed social and personal redemption.
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Jill Martiniuk is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Buffalo. In addition to her research on redemption in Russian literature, she has published on adaptation of Russian texts in contemporary Western literature.
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Introduction
1. Moskva-Petushki in the Context of Soviet Travel Initiatives
2. From Moscow to Petushki: Redemption and Social Enlightenment in Venichka's Journey
3. Rebel Angels: Seeking the Satanic in Moskva-Petushki
4. Venichka and La Diritta Via: Exploring the Dantean Path to Redemption in Moskva-Petushki
5. Feminine Spaces: Women as Destinations in Moskva-Petushki
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