In Lithuanian literature and language, which famous poetic cycle by Marcelijus Martinaitis uses the trickster folk figure Kukutis to subtly mock totalitarian absurdities?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 'Kukučio baladės' (The Ballads of Kukutis)
- Step 1: Martinaitis created Kukutis, a paradoxical peasant who dies and resurrects, transcending ideological dogma through folklore irony. Answer: 'Kukučio baladės' (The Ballads of Kukutis). Why not the others: Published in 1977, 'Kukučio baladės' became a cultural phenomenon of covert anti-Soviet resistance.
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