Transcendent Petersburg

In the early 20th century, the old order gradually collapsed, the world rushed towards catastrophe, and logic, contrary to its own laws, gave rise to chaos and violence. It was at this moment that a dazzling Star of absurdity rose over gloomy Petersburg. Artists, poets, and philosophers sought refuge in the absurd and the marvelous. Despite popular belief, the tradition of zaum did not end with the death of Kharms and Vvedensky - it continued to grow through the layers of official art and remains alive today. In this book, previously disjointed zaumists and alogists, including Mikhail Matyushin, Maria and Boris Enders, Daniil Kharms, Yakov Druskin, Tatyana Glebova, and Vladimir Sterlingov, Evgeny Mikhnov-Voytenko, Vladimir Erl, Boris Kudryakov, Oleg Grigoryev, Oleg Kotelnikov, Vadim Ovchinnikov, gathered together. And of course, Petersburg, which inspired and connected all these people, is also a full-fledged hero of this book.
«Transcendent Petersburg» — a brilliant study written with great love for its heroes. This is the first attempt to write the history of zaum, to trace its roots and boundaries.