Yury Tynyanov

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Yury Tynyanov was a Soviet author and a prominent figure among the Russian Formalists, a school of literary critics. Alongside Viktor Shklovsky, Tynyanov wrote significant fiction that illustrated his theories. His notable work includes the story "Podporuchik Kizhe" ("Second Lieutenant Likewise"), published in 1927. The Russian Formalists developed a comprehensive theory of literature and culture that influenced structuralism in the West.1

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Russian literature
Experiments in the 1920s
…of them, Viktor Shklovsky and Yury Tynyanov, wrote significant fiction illustrating their theories: Shklovsky’s Zoo; ili, pisma ne o lyubvi (1923; Zoo; or, Letters Not About Love) and Tynyanov’s “Podporuchik kizhe” (1927; “Second Lieutenant Likewise”). Their respectful opponent, Mikhail Bakhtin, whom some consider the most original, far-ranging, and subtle theorist…
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…of them, Viktor Shklovsky and Yury Tynyanov, wrote significant fiction illustrating their theories: Shklovsky’s Zoo; ili, pisma ne o lyubvi (1923; Zoo; or, Letters Not About Love) and Tynyanov’s “Podporuchik kizhe” (1927; “Second Lieutenant Likewise”). Their respectful opponent, Mikhail Bakhtin, whom some consider the most original, far-ranging, and subtle theorist…
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