Children’s Literature of the Soviet Era: Challenges of Commentary Structuring

Abstract

In the last five years, an immense amount of Soviet-era texts has been reissued, especially those from the 50s-70s. This practice has raised the issue of present generation comprehension as well as its interpretation of these works of the past. The comprehension issues run deep and they are present on all levels - from the verbal and mental to cultural. The commentary discusses possible ways available to the publishing industry to resolve these issues by providing supporting texts of the same author (if thematically relevant) as well as incorporate various visual aids, such as illustrations and video commentary. 

Keywords: author's commentary (notes), artistic representation, video commentary