Projekty (nie tylko) literackie Oksany Robski

Abstract

In this article entitled Oksana Robski’s (Not Only) Literary Projects we would like
to briefly present the figure of Oksana Robski, an author of romance novels who
is not very well known in Poland, but is very popular in Russia. The collapse of
the Soviet Union resulted in commercialization of Russian literature, which,
among other things, made some writers use various publicity stunts. Among such
stunts, conceiving the so-called “literary projects” comes to the fore. Robski, who
turned her name into a brand, is a prime example here. The writer is associated
with both sale of colour magazines, luxury furniture or perfumes, as well as with
writing popular romance novels. In order to create the appropriate media image,
Robski distorts her own biography and freely talks in the media about her relationships
with men. However, her popularity is mostly due to the fact that she
knows first-hand the life of Russian oligarchs who are protagonists of her works.
Thanks to Oksana Robski’s novels, ordinary Russians have the opportunity to fictionally
visit residences of the Russian business elite.