Russian philology
realism". Having grown up after the fall of the Soviet Union, the "new realists" write about
every day life, but without using the mystical and surrealist elements of their predecessors.
The "new realists" are writers who assume there is a place for preaching in journalism, social
and political writing and the media, but that "direct action" is the responsibility of civil
society.
Leading "new realists" include Ilja Stogoff, Zakhar Prilepin, Alexander Karasyov, Arkadi
Babchenko, Vladimir Lorchenkov and Alexander Snegiryov.
Popular genres
Children's literature in Soviet Union was considered a major genre, because of its educational
role. A large share of early period children's books were poems: Korney Chukovsky, Samuil
Marshak, Agnia Barto were among the most read. "Adult" poets, such as Mayakovsky and
Sergey Mikhalkov, contributed to the genre as well. Some of the early Soviet children's prose
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