@ARTICLE{Trojanowska_Urszula_The_2019, author={Trojanowska, Urszula}, volume={vol. LXVIII}, number={No 1}, pages={73-88}, journal={Slavia Orientalis}, howpublished={online}, year={2019}, publisher={Komitet Słowianoznawstwa PAN}, abstract={The article focuses on the term “train situation” created by Vyacheslav Kuricin, which is considered a metaphor of the work of the contemporary Russian writer Elena Dolgopyat. The proper analysis of Dolgopyat’s works is preceded by an introduction in which the definition of magical realism and its history in Russia is briefl y presented. The attitude of the Russian literary scholars to this phenomenon is presented as well. Next, the meanings of the figure of train in the writer’s stories are discussed. It is noteworthy that the features of magical realism (specific space-time construction, polyphonic narrative, fantastic elements perceived as something natural) are realized in her texts often through the image of a train. In works in which this picture does not exist, we deal with the „train situation”, which boils down to the combination in the presented world of various aspects of reality, unlimited by matter. The heroes live between different dimensions of reality, and combining into one cohesive whole of various space-times, ways of existence, realistic and fantastic elements allows to see the term of Kuricin also as a metaphor of all magical realism.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={The “Train Situation” as a Metaphor of Elena Dolgopyat’s Work. Russian Variant of Magical Realism}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110438/PDF/Slavia%20Orient.%201-19%208-U.Trojanowska.pdf}, doi={10.24425/slo.2019.126547}, keywords={contemporary russian prose, Elena Dolgopyat, magical realism, train, journey, reality, existence}, }