@article{ART002289451},
author={CHOI Jin Seok},
title={Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2017},
volume={74},
number={4},
pages={97-142},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97}
TY - JOUR
AU - CHOI Jin Seok
TI - Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2017
VL - 74
IS - 4
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 97
EP - 142
SN - 1598-3021
AB - This article aims to analyse the novel Red Star, which was written by Alexander Bogdanov, the famous philosopher, activist, politico-economist, psychologist etc. in the period of Russian Revolution. Generally, his novel was known as one of the Utopian literary works, which represented the Bolshevik’s Socio-Democratic Idea. But we cannot agree with this point of view, because the novel has an unusual narrative structure by comparison with another utopian literary genres. Leonid, the hero in the novel left to the Mars with the purpose of studying the highly developed science and technology in that planet. But his mental and physical abilities could not support this mission, finally he suffered from severe depression, Melancholia. At this moment, I would try to interpretate this novel from a different standpoint, in other words, from the concealed political dispute between Bogdanov and Lenin. I believe that Bogdanov wanted to argue with Lenin and Bolsheviks, because they had a bitter dispute at that time.
Maybe Bogdanov intended to take a revenge on his political enemies.
However, his plan succeeded only in half, and we have to investigate the true reason for this half success. That’s why we would re-read the Red Star in the light of Political Unconscious.
KW - Bogdanov;Lenin;Bolshevik;Red Star;Utopia;Political Unconscious;Narrativization
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
ER -
CHOI Jin Seok. (2017). Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 74(4), 97-142.
CHOI Jin Seok. 2017, "Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.74, no.4 pp.97-142. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
CHOI Jin Seok "Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 74.4 pp.97-142 (2017) : 97.
CHOI Jin Seok. Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star. 2017; 74(4), 97-142. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
CHOI Jin Seok. "Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 74, no.4 (2017) : 97-142.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
CHOI Jin Seok. Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 74(4), 97-142. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
CHOI Jin Seok. Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2017; 74(4) 97-142. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
CHOI Jin Seok. Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star. 2017; 74(4), 97-142. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
CHOI Jin Seok. "Revolution, or the Utopia Betrayed: The Political Unconscious in A. Bogdanov’s Red Star" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 74, no.4 (2017) : 97-142.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.4.201711.97
