2015 # 6 (14)
Krasovets A.
Nichevoki – the Cynics оf Russian Avant-guarde
Abstract
Literary group «nichevoki» (1920–1923), that proclaimed itʼs goal in «refining of the verses in the name of Nothing», is remembered by itʼs provocative and outrageous antics, which connects them with Western European Dadaists. One of the outstanding group of collections is called the «dog box» (1922), which suggests the presence of another «related» connection «refined revolutionary ramblers» – with the teachings of the Cynics.
Key words
nichevoki, Russian avant-guarde poetry of the 1920s., manifestos, Dadaism, Cynicism