Історія, що не має аналогів: час та його герої в романі-кіно Б. Акуніна "Батальйон янголів"

Abstract

The article deals with the events of summer 1917 and their reflection in Akunin's Angel Battalion. The time of creation of Bochkareva's women battalion of death and its role in the battle of Smorgon on the Western Front is discussed. The reasons for suppression of evidence concerning the women battalion activity in Soviet historical and social studies are outlined. Historical revisionism is characteristic of contemporary postmodernist novel as a result of decentralization and revision of values. It draws attention to the facts and problems traditionally viewed as being outside the mainstream history. Such revisionism may be traced in Akunin's novel. Along with the story of women battalion of death, the author touches upon gender issues from the perspective of both past and present. Two time frames correlate, and a different hero is associated with either individual and historical time.