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David Bethea examines the distinctly Russian view of the "end" of history in five major works of modern Russian fiction.

Originally published in 1989.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. p. vii
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  1. A Note on the Transliteration
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Preface
  2. p. xiii
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  1. Introduction: Myth, History, Plot, Steed
  2. pp. 3-61
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  1. 1 The Idiot: Historicism Arrives at the Station
  2. pp. 62-104
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  1. 2 Petersburg: The Apocalyptic Horseman, the Unicorn, and the Verticality of Narrative
  2. pp. 105-144
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  1. 3 Chevengur: On the Road with the Bolshevik Utopia
  2. pp. 145-185
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  1. 4 The Master and Margarita: History as Hippodrome
  2. pp. 186-229
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  1. 5 Doctor Zhivago: The Revolution and the Red Crosse Knight
  2. pp. 230-268
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  1. Afterword: The End and Beyond
  2. pp. 269-276
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  1. Works Cited
  2. pp. 277-296
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 297-307
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