Hans Gunther – författare

This book grew out of a conference on "The Culture of the Stalin Period" which was held at the Zentrum fur interdisziplinare Forschung of the University of Bielefeld, West Germany, 20-23 October 1986. According to the guiding principles of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research the participants were chosen from different disciplines to unite in the effort to throw light on the phenomenon of Stalinist culture.;Up until now the culture of the Stalin period has been studied mainly from a political or ideological point of view. In this book specialists from many countries approach the problem from inside. The authors deal with numerous aspects of Stalinist culture such as art, literature, architecture, film and popular culture.

Up to now the culture of the Stalin period has been studied mainly from a political or ideological point of view. In this book renowned specialists from many countries approach the problem rather 'from inside'. The authors deal with numerous aspects of Stalinist culture such as art, literature, architecture, film and popular culture. Yet the volume is more than a mere collection of studies on special issues. It is an inquiry into the very nature of a certain type of culture, its symbols, rites and myths. The book will be useful not only for students of Soviet culture but also for a wider audience.

Hans Günther zeigt die Herausbildung des sowjetischen Heldenmythos am Werk von Maksim Gorkij. Gorkij gestaltet Nietzsches Vorstellung vom Übermenschen in immer neuen Variationen, wobei er sich eine allmähliche Verlagerung vom Vitalismus nietzschescher Prägung zum Marxismus beobachten läßt.