The Foundation Pit (European Classics)
by Andrey Platonov
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Author: Andrey PlatonovTranslator: Mirra Ginsburg
Introduction: Mirra Ginsburg
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-06-08
ISBN: 0810111454
Number of pages: 141
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
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Book Review: A chilling expose of the futility of the USSR
Summary: 4 Stars
The Foundation Pit is written in a very direct way, so direct that it's sometimes impossible to understand exactly what's occurring. What you do see, again and again, is the cruel light of daily life burning up the revolutionary ideals of the "new" Communist Russia. Platonov makes clear just how destructive the ideology of the times could become if left unchecked. The book is peopled with soulless men, wandering about attempting to improve the lot of the next generation in utterly futile ways. A very harsh, hard read, The Foundation Pit is a fascinating account of the Russian people's souls under Communism.
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