INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Denis Gutsko is one of the most popular contemporary Russian writers. The novel “Without a Trace” was written in 2004. This work is considered an autobiographical work. The main protagonist of the novel Mitya belongs to a Russian family who first lived in Georgia and later moved to Russia. There are many similarities between the protagonist and the writer, both the main character and the writer, have a slightly noticeable Georgian accent, both have a slightly noticeable Georgian accent, navigating an alien post-Soviet environment characterized by linguistic and cultural diversity. but they are not Georgian, they speak Russian in Georgian accent. Both of them find themselves in an alien environment after the fall of the Soviet Union both felt themselves a quest for identity in a foreign is one of the central themes of the novel. This was the one of major crises after the disintegration of the USSR.
The novel delves into themes of identity crisis amidst the disintegration of the USSR, portraying the quest for belonging in a shifting world. This paper is an attempt to study the themes of identity crisis and the quest for belonging depicted in the novel “Without a Trace,” through the lens of the protagonist, Mitya, and his experiences navigating cultural and linguistic barriers.
Keywords:
Without a Trace, Identity, Denis Gutsko, Erstwhile USSR, own & alien,
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"Identity Challenges in Post-Soviet Russia: A Critical Analysis of Denis Gutsko's novel “Without a Trace”", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.d646-d652, March-2024, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2403386.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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