Yuri Tynianov fue un destacado escritor y erudito literario ruso, cuya obra se caracteriza por una profunda visión de la naturaleza de la literatura. Como miembro clave del Formalismo Ruso, Tynianov se centró en el análisis estructural de las obras literarias y el examen de la evolución del lenguaje en el contexto de las tendencias literarias. Su enfoque enfatizó la naturaleza dinámica de la literatura y las transformaciones constantes que la moldean. El legado de Tynianov reside en sus contribuciones teóricas, que continúan influyendo en la comprensión de la ciencia literaria.
The story unfolds with a young clerk's blunder that triggers the Tsar's fury, leading to the whimsical creation of Lieutenant Kizhe. Set against the backdrop of Pavel I's Russia, this sharp satire humorously critiques authoritarianism while weaving a tale that resonates across generations. The blend of absurdity and political commentary offers a unique perspective on power and its follies.
The poet Wilhelm Kuchelbecker, Pushkin's school-friend, suffered twenty years of imprisonment and Siberian exile for his part in the ill-fated Decembrist rising of 1825 against the Russian autocracy. His largely forgotten life and work are vividly recreated in Kuchlya (1925), a pioneering historical novel by Yury Tynyanov.
Death of the Vazir-Mukhtar is the first full translation into English of the Russian novel Smert' Vazir-Mukhtara by Yuri Tynianov, published in 1927-28. It tells the story of the last year in the life of Alexander Griboyedov, a diplomat and playwright in 1820s Russia, from being feted in St Petersburg to his death in Tehran at the hands of a mob.