![]() ![]() When one has to summarise Moscow to the End of the Line in a few lines, it is the story of an intelligent and severely alcoholic man named Venichka who lost his job due to his ‘drunken’ activity of drawing graphs depicting the amount of alcohol intake by him and his colleagues with respect to the productivity ( Book Review #110, 2010). This essay aims at illuminating the historical background of the story, its satirical nature and the unusual narrative sequence. Because of excellent use of irony and humour, this satirical piece is worth reading at least once. But it is in fact, a reflection of the social and political scenario in Soviet Union during the 20th century (Symons, ‘Bottoms Up’). It is a hilarious story the reader is kept entertained from the beginning till the end due to the ‘drunken’ narrator and his jokes. ‘Moscow to the End of the Line’ is a similar pseudo-autobiographical prose poem written by Venedikt Erofeev which tells the story of an alcoholic cable-fitter who just got fired from his job. Some stories seem to fictional but there is a deeper understanding and reflection of reality in those, represented through various characters and plots. ![]() ![]() Use of satire to validate the story Introduction ![]()
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