![]() ![]() Aksyonov thus reportedly became 'a leading figure in the so-called 'youth prose' movement and a darling of the Soviet liberal intelligentsia and their western supporters: his writings stood in marked contrast to the dreary, socialist-realist prose of the time.' 'Aksyonov's characters spoke in a natural way, using hip lingo, they went to bars and dance halls, had premarital sex, listened to jazz and rock'n'roll and hustled to score a pair of cool American shoes.' 'There was a feeling of freshness and freedom about his writings, similar to the one emanating from black-market recordings of American jazz and pop.' 'He soon became one of the informal leaders of the Shestidesyatniki – which translates roughly as 'the '60s generation' – a group of young Soviets who resisted the Communist Party's cultural and ideological restrictions.' 'It was amazing: We were being brought up robots, but we began to listen to jazz,' Aksyonov said in a 2007 documentary about him.' ![]() In the 1960s Aksyonov was a frequent contributor to the popular Yunost ('Youth') magazine and eventually became a staff writer. ![]()
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