Table of Contents

Introduction. The Russian Avant-Garde and the Aesthetics of Anarchy Part I. Movements and Ideas 1. The Aesthetics of Anarchy: Definitions 2. Ideas: Bakunin, Tolstoy, and the Russian Anarchists 3. Movements: Futurisms and the Principle of Freedom Part II. Poetics 4. A Game in Hell: The Poetics of Chance and Play 5. Victory over the Sun and the Theater of Alogism 6. Deconstructing the Canon: Russian Futurist Books Part III. Locating the Avant-Garde's Social Stance 7. The "Social Test": The Avant-Garde and the Great War 8. The Suprematist Party Part IV. Politics 9. Art, Creativity, and Anarkhiia 10. The Last Revolt: Politics of the Left Federation 11. The Avant-Garde and Ideology Conclusion. The Historical Paradigm: The Avant-Gardes and Revolution Notes List of Illustrations Index

About the Author

Nina Gurianova is Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Northwestern University. She is the author of Exploring Color: Olga Rozanova and Early Russian Avant-Garde.