Thèse (M.Ed.) -- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2002. / Bibliogr.: f. 118-123. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

The image of Saint Petersburg has influenced the imagination of Russian writers since the establishment of this city in 1703. Today, it is common to speak about the Petersburg Text in Russian literature that has its own mythology, imagery, and stylistics. However, the research in this sphere is predominately concentrated on works written before the second half of the 20th century. This thesis addresses the revival of the Petersburg mythology in the 1990s in works by such authors as Mikhail Veller, Andrei Konstantinov, and Marusia Klimova. It illustrates how the reinvention of traditional Petersburg themes contributed to the representation of the "wild 1990s" reality. It also examines the influence of mass media and popular culture on the development of Petersburg narration in terms of genre, style, and the creation of an author's public persona. The cultural significance of the cityscape in these works is of particular interest.

KULLMANOVÁ, Katarína Bc.: Transformation of Golem in Popular Culture (diploma thesis) Charles University in Prague. Faculty: Institute of Ethnology. Supervisor: PhDc. Peter Janecek, Ph.D. Praha, 2015-08-16 The aim of the study is to outline the Golem legend, through the work of Alois Jirasek: Old Czech Legends (1894) a film by Martin Fric: The Emperor's Baker and Baker's Emperor (1951), which enables got Golem today's visually similar. Subsequent demonstration on how much above two sources affect people's perceptions on the topic. The aim of this work is also to show the gradual disappearance of the original legends of the 16th century and approach the area where the phenomenon Golem applied later: literature, film, tourism and the transformation of the 19th-21st centuries.