title: Sport narratives and provincial urban space in Russian contemporary literature
abstract: This article investigates the interplay between sport and provincial urban space in contemporary Russian prose, focusing on works by Roman Senchin, Dmitrii Danilov, and Alisa Ganieva from the 2010s. The study examines the representation of Soviet-era sport in narratives set in modern provincial towns, highlighting how these sport narratives serve as a medium to explore various forms and aspects of nostalgia within the urban context. The research delves into the multifaceted relationship between 
journal: Slovo Journal of Slavic Languages Literatures and Cultures