Now, as the society sets some rules on how a decent or socially acceptable man should be, it is not appreciated by all. As a result, there were anti-alcohol movements which lead to reduction in consumption of alcohol. Heavy drinking was such a tradition in Russia that it was considered to be a national problem and hence, a lot was done to prohibit drinking. The fact is that Soviet Union or Russia has seen a severe phase of alcoholism at one point in history (Martin, 1999). The story ends with the man finally getting murdered in streets (Cambridge Books Online).
Monologues and dialogues based on religion, philosophy and mainly, alcohol’s importance in life. So this man uses his last bout of money of drinks again and sets out on a train to Petushki from Moscow. 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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