Omon Ra (Russian: Ã,  «????? » ) is a short novel by the author Russia, Victor Pelevin, was published in 1992 by Tekst Publishing House in Moscow. It was Pelevin's first novel, which until then was known for his short story.
Pelevin traces the absurd fate of the protagonist Omon, named by his police father (after OMON, the Soviet and Russian special police forces, pronounced "Amon"), placing him in a fantastic state as well as underestimating everyday details. Pelevin uses this story to illustrate the fundamental absurdity of the Soviet establishment with its fixation on "heroic achievement," especially in areas of human endeavor that can be well presented to the outside world - the most significant science, military and space exploration.
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The book is told in the first person. This is the story of the upcoming age, or Bildungsroman . The protagonist is Omon Krivomazov, who was born in Moscow after World War II. His plot traced his life from childhood. In his teenage years, his consciousness surprised him that he had to free himself from Earth's gravity to free himself from the demands of Soviet society and the rigid ideological boundaries of the state. After finishing high school, he immediately enrolled in the military academy. Omon soon discovered that the academy did not, in fact, create a future pilot, but instead exposed the cadets to a series of dangerous trials, starting with the amputation of both feet. The purpose of the trial was to manifest the Soviet heroism in the cadet. This amputation came as a reference to the famous Soviet ace pilot Alexey Maresyev, who, though badly wounded in a plane crash after the air combat, managed to return to Soviet-controlled territory himself. During his 18-day journey, his injuries worsened so that both legs had to be amputated under the knee. Desperate to return to his fighter pilot's career, he underwent nearly a year of physical therapy and exercise to master the control of his prosthetic device. He made it and flew back in June 1943.
Before any deliberate amputation can occur, Omon and his friends are taken out of the academy to a secret installation, located under KGB headquarters in Moscow. There, they begin preparing "unmanned" missions to the Moon. Omon was told that to replace research, build and launch automatic probes, the Party preferred to use people, trained for "heroism", to fulfill tasks that are nominally done by machines, such as rocket separation, vehicle room correction and so on. in.
Soon Omon indeed seems to be rolled out to the Moon, tied to a chair inside Lunokhod, which is meant to drive like a bicycle on the lunar surface. He is the last part in a multi-stage mission to send radio beacons to a certain point on the Moon and activate them. This he did, though he left behind the tightly closed Lunokhod boundaries, his protection against the interstellar vacuum and cold consisting of a cotton-covered mantle and a "special hydrocompensatory tampon" filling his nose. However, when the time comes for Omon to shoot himself after he puts the flare, according to his orders, the gun that was given to him for that purpose was misdirected. Oman finds himself not on the Moon at all, but in the abandoned underground tunnel, where he has been driving his Lunokhodnya all this time, ignoring all the signs that may have given him a clue about his true existence. He tried to escape and was chased and shot, but he managed to find his way into the "normal" world again, coming to one of Moscow's Metro stations.
One of Omon's "teachers" explained the idea behind the play: even if the fact that the Soviet Union was a heroic space exploration hero was just in the head of someone (ie, a hero; no one knew about him or his mission separately) from his organizer ), this is no different from reality. In fact, when it comes to subjects that are incapable of experiencing, in reality it is just a perception that is formed in human consciousness, and can be manipulated as far as the question of the "true" version of the issue becomes meaningless.
The book met with significant success in the early post-Soviet cultural landscape and continues to be reprinted. A quote with the name "Lunokhod" was published in 1991 in "Knowledge is Power" magazine and in the Blue Lantern collection. Variations of this book were published in "The Banner" magazine in 1992. In 1993, this book was awarded with two literary prizes, "Interpresson" and "Bronze Snail."
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Title
The title, Omon Ra , refers to the main character given and the selected name. Omon's first name comes from an acronym for the Russian police branch. It was given to him by his father. Ra is an allusion to the Egyptian sun god, whose body is human and whose head is a hawk. Omon gives this name to himself, inspired by the fact that the word falcon is sometimes applied to cosmonauts and heroes. Ra is connected with Egyptian myths about the sun orbiting the earth, which connects Omon's obsession with outer space. Then, Ra becomes a calling sign for a lunar mission. Together, these names relate to Omon's flying dream and the unreasonable military system that he has to go through to achieve.
Main characters
- Omon Ra (Omon Krivomazov)
- Raised by the Soviet apparatus for his apathetic aunt and an absent father, Omon dreams of being a cosmonaut. He entered the Soviet space program and was selected for a special program.
- Mitiok
- Omon's friend, who also dreams of going into space.
- Colonel Urchagin
- The idealist leader of the space program. Tell Omon that "only one pure soul is sufficient for the banner of victorious socialism to be spread on the surface of a distant moon."
Themes
Throughout many novels, Pelevin sets out space travel as a metaphor for maturity and heroism as a responsibility. At the beginning of the novel, Omon crosses the boundary between childhood and adulthood. He longs to become a cosmonaut and a hero; However, when he has a chance to do so, he realizes that heroism is nothing but a glorified illusion. Although children believe that the world has unlimited opportunities for adults, they have finally learned that the responsibilities of adults are strongly inhibited rather than liberating.
Adaptations
Marcel Dorney's theatrical adaptation of Omon Ra was done by the Activated Histories Project in Brisbane, Australia in 2006.
References
External links
- Pelevin.Nov.Ru - "Omon Ra" text (Russian)
- New Instructions - publishers that provide English translations of some Pelevin books
- "Empire and Moon" Review of Omon Ra's stage production at RealTime 72 (April-May 2006), 42.
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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