2025/12/30 by Joanna Kula, Kula, Joanna
Social Sciences · #Vladimir Nabokov Literary Studies #Psycholinguistics and Behavioral Studies #Soviet and Russian History
paper · doi:10.34616/ajmp.2025.28.9
The main aim of the paper is to examine the North Caucasus as a cross-cultural region depicted in the novels Prazdnichnaya gora [The Mountain and the Wall] (2012) and Zhenikh i nevesta [Bride and Groom] (2015) by the Russian-Dagestani author Alisa Ganieva. This relatively small part of the Russian Federation is inhabited by several large and dozens of smaller nations, each speaking its own language, retaining distinct traditions, and practicing different religions. The purpose of the article is to highlight different aspects of Ganieva’s literary depiction of the Caucasus, which is metaphorically insulated from Russia. An attentive observer of social change, Ganieva reflects the challenges faced by young people from the region. The research investigates the vexed issue of postcolonial discourse and attempts to determine whether it is present in Ganieva’s fiction.