Rosyjska powieść kryminalna XX-XXI wieku : (wokół przemian gatunkowych)

Abstract

The article touches upon the genre changes in the Russian criminal novel of the 20th and 21st centuries. The text presents a short history of the genre starting from 1917. The first works worth mentioning are Mess-Mend by M. Szaginian and Notatki Sędziego Ś ledczego [Notes by Investigating Magistrate] by L. Szejnin. An extremely intensive development of this genre can be observed from mid 1950s. What played an important role was the appearance of Okrucieństwo [Cruelty] and ladami wielkich detektywów [Following great detectives], novels by Pawe Nilin. A big group of detective writers was created at that time, among whom were A. Adamow, J. Siemionow, A. and G. Wajnerow, P. Szestakow, O. and A. £awrow. Popular genre variations were a police and detective novel. In the last decade of the 20th century th enew type of the criminal literature developed the so called women s criminal (Aleksandra Marinina, Daria Doncowa). Especially popular are also retro-criminals by Borys Akunin. His works are called the real genre revolution within the scope of this type of popular literature.