La "Piccola Leniniana" di Venedikt Erofeev. La riscrittura di un mito

The present article focuses on "My Little Leniniana", one of the last publications of Venedikt Erofeev written in 1988. The work is a small compendium of quotations culled verbatim from Vladimir Lenin’s essays, speeches and letters, in particular from his collected writings. The quotations are taken out of their historical and verbal contexts and strategically arranged by Erofeev, who ironically combines apparently illogical or ridiculous excerpts, selects citations which reveal an almost obsessive use of terms relating to violence and intimidation, and appends to these quotations his own brief, wry commentaries. The very particular concatenation of quotations as well as the use of commentaries create an unusual and bizarre image of the leader.