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RUSSIAN WRITING IN THE ERA OF DIGITALIZATION
Utashev Aktam Amanovich,
Uzbek State University of World Languages
Lecturer at the Department of Russian Literature
Abstract:
This article is dedicated to examining the influence of the digital age on the
development of Russian literature. The study is conducted from a theoretical-review perspective,
focusing on the analysis of transformations in the methods of creating, disseminating, and
receiving literary texts. Special emphasis is placed on phenomena such as online publishing, blog
literature, social networks, fanfiction, as well as neurotechnologies and neural networks that
contribute to the formation of digital poetics. The paper discusses new literary practices, the
evolving relationships between the author and the reader, and outlines promising directions for
future research in this field.
Аннотация:
Данная статья посвящена анализу влияния цифровой эпохи на развитие
русской литературы. Исследование проводится с теоретико-обзорной позиции, основное
внимание уделяется анализу трансформаций в способах создания, распространения и
восприятия литературного текста. Особое внимание уделяется таким явлениям, как
интернет-публикации, блог-литература, социальные сети, фанфикшен, а также
нейротехнологии и нейросети, участвующие в генерации и формировании цифровой
поэтики. В статье рассматриваются новые литературные практики, особенности
взаимодействия автора и читателя, а также перспективы дальнейших исследований в
данной области.
Annotatsiya:
Ushbu maqola raqamli davrning rus adabiyotiga ta’sirini o‘rganishga
bag‘ishlangan. Tadqiqot nazariy-ko‘rib chiqish yondoshuvi asosida olib borilgan bo‘lib, unda
adabiy matnlarning yaratilishi, tarqatilishi va qabul qilinishidagi o‘zgarishlar tahlil qilinadi.
Ayniqsa, internet nashrlari, blog-adabiyoti, ijtimoiy tarmoqlar, fanfik va nevrotehnologiyalar
hamda neyron tarmoqlar orqali shakllanayotgan “raqamli poetika” masalalariga alohida e’tibor
qaratilgan. Maqolada yangi adabiy amaliyotlar, muallif va o‘quvchi o‘rtasidagi munosabatlardagi
o‘zgarishlar va ushbu sohada keyingi tadqiqot yo‘nalishlari muhokama qilinadi.
Keywords:
gamification, neural networks, fanfiction, social networks, online literature, blog
literature, and digital poetics
Overview
The literary process evolves significantly in the current digital era due to the impact of
information technologies. Social networks, smartphones, the Internet, and neurotechnologies
have all ingrained themselves into society and have a direct impact on how literature is produced
and interpreted. As a component of the global cultural arena, Russian literature actively
participates in these digital change processes. The need to logically consider how new digital
practices—from online publication environments to the employment of neural network
algorithms—affect writers' creative processes and readers' perceptions determines the topic's
significance.
Finding the main ways that the digital era has influenced Russian literature is the issue this study
attempts to solve. The current study's goal is to examine, through theoretical methods, how the
digital era—which includes the Internet, neurotechnologies, blogs, social networks, fanfiction,
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and artificial intelligence—has altered the ways in which Russian literature is created, viewed,
and transformed. The following tasks were assigned in order to accomplish this goal:
1. To describe how new creative forms and literary practices are emerging in the internet space.
2. To investigate how, in the context of blogs, social networks, and fan groups, the roles of the
author and the reader are evolving.
3. To examine how text poetics and literary creativity are affected by neurotechnologies and
artificial intelligence algorithms (neural networks).
4. To ascertain what novel occurrences and patterns, or "digital poetics," are arising in Russian
literature as a result of digital technology.
This study is theoretical-review in character and is founded on a critical analysis of relevant
scientific papers and critical materials.
Digital Environment's Effect on Literary Creativity:
1. The New Literary Platform of the Internet:
The method that literary works are published
and shared has drastically changed as a result of the increasing usage of the Internet. Online
literature is a vast collection of works that are mostly available online, whereas in the past, the
only way for an author to reach a reader was through print (journals, publishing companies).
Literature produced and disseminated online, frequently evading the conventional publishing
industry's censors, has become known as "net literature." A group of writers who started their
writing careers online has emerged during the last 20 years. Simultaneously, practically all
modern writers have a personal homepage or website to advertise their work and interact with
readers. Electronic versions of literary journals and publishers have also been created, and
online platforms and websites host literary competitions. Book trailers, which are brief videos
that introduce books, are another example of new forms of literary critique and promotion, while
the Internet serves as a global platform that democratizes access to literary innovation.
2. Social Networks and Blogs: How Authorship and Readership Are Changing:
When
writers experimented with both form and content by using the framework of an online diary for
literary self-expression, the phenomenon known as blog literature was born. Poems, aphorisms,
and short stories are posted on social media, where the audience's instant feedback causes them
to go viral. The reader actively contributes to the story's progression and shapes the finished
product, fostering a more direct exchange between the author and the reader.
3. The Culture of Participation and Fanfiction:
The Internet has greatly contributed to the
growth of fanfiction as an amateur creative medium. Plot lines of original works can be
expanded by fans publishing their stories on specialized websites and groups. By making the
reader a co-author, this phenomenon broadens the definition of the conventional literary canon
and advances the democratization of literature.
4. The Gamification of Literature and New Genres:
New genres like LitRPG, which blends
aspects of computer gaming and literary narrative, have emerged as a result of the digital
environment. Interactive stories that incorporate multimedia components and allow readers to
vote and poll to shape the plot are an example of the gamification of literature.
5. Shifts in Literary Language and Themes:
The thematic breadth of Russian literature is
broadening due to the effect of the digital world; subjects that were previously outside the
purview of traditional literary discourse are now being covered. Incorporating aspects of Internet
culture, such as emojis, anglicizations, and slang, into works enhances their language and creates
a unique digital poetics.
6. Combining Electronic and Print Literary Forms:
The benefits of both approaches can be
combined thanks to a discernible fusion of traditional print books and online media. Electronic
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resources are used to augment printed books, and online works are frequently also published in
print.
Literature on Neurotechnologies and Neural Networks
The literary world is greatly impacted by the quick development of artificial intelligence and
neural network capabilities. Neural networks are increasingly being used as tools to create new
texts. The "Yandex.Autopoet" service is one example of this, since it generates poetry by
analyzing search queries. Even if these algorithms lack the capacity for true creativity, they
produce texts that exhibit the traits of enormous information flows, which begs the concerns of
originality, authorship, and the works' aesthetic worth. The field of "digital poetics," which
combines classic literary techniques with algorithmic text generating methods, is already
emerging as a result of recent neural network studies.
Conclusion
The digital age is radically transforming the face of Russian literature by providing new methods
of publication, dissemination, and reception of literary works. Internet platforms, blogs, social
networks, fanfiction, and innovative genres such as LitRPG demonstrate that the literary process
is evolving alongside technological advancements. The changes affect not only the form but also
the content, language, and style of the works. The reader becomes an active participant in the
literary process, and traditional concepts of authorship are transformed under the influence of
collective creativity and algorithmic genesis. Neurotechnologies and neural networks are
opening new horizons for text creation, fostering the emergence of hybrid forms of literary
creativity. The overall conclusion of this study is that the digital poetics of contemporary
literature represents a synthesis of traditional literary values and innovative methods that enable
adaptation to the changing media environment.
Promising directions for further research include the study of aesthetic criteria for online
literature, the analysis of the reception of interactive texts, and the legal aspects of collective and
machine authorship.
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