Viktor Krivulin (1944-2001) was a highly visible figure in the unofficial literary scene of Leningrad during the three decades of its existence (1960s - 1980s). His large and varied poetic output exemplifies some of the most pertinent features of the postmodern current that has been variously labelled neomodernism and metarealism. For many years, his poetry circulated exclusively in samizdat (Leningrad journals such as

Chasy

[

The Clock

],

“37”

and

Obvodnyi kanal

), as well as the émigré journals

Grani

[

Facets

],

Tret’ia volna

[

The Third Wave

],

Vestnik RKhD

[

Herald of the Russian Christian Movement

] and

Kontinent

. His first collection appeared in Paris in 1981, and he was published in Soviet/Russian journals from 1989. His poetry, in particular his early work, has been re-published in…

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Citation: von Zitzewitz, Josephine. "Viktor Krivulin". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 26 March 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13196, accessed 04 December 2024.]

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