Regreso De La U.R.S.S. by André Gide
A candid travel account of a 1936 visit to the Soviet Union, charting the shift from hopeful curiosity to stark disillusionment. Guided tours and propaganda give way, through close observation, to a picture of censorship, fear, and conformism stifling art, individuality, and daily life. The narrative contrasts official promises with everyday shortages, bureaucratic absurdity, and the cult of leadership, ultimately urging Western admirers to question their idealized visions.
- Published
- 1936
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 120-160
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- Retour de l'U.R.S.S.
- Return from the U.S.S.R.
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