The Socium of the End of the 20th Century in the Artistic Narrative

Abstract

The 80-90s of the 20th century became the epoch of the most important world cataclysms. Early in the Soviet Union, the “Perestroika”, that was declared in 1984, was followed by the beginning of the process of reevaluation of the existing, rethinking of true values, the struggle for national independence and the collapse of “the great Soviet nation”. In the artistic narrative of the authors of various generations and different styles of writing a severe spiritual picture of the 90s of the 20th century was interpreted, which included the painful process of breaking illusions aftermath of the patriotic delight, human experiences, the weaknesses, the mistakes, the violent actions of ordinary people struggling for day-to-day survival due to ethnic conflicts, war, and the toughest socio-economic situation.