ABSTRACT In this paper, I read the Yiddish author David Bergelson’s statements at his secret trial through the lens of his own earlier fiction about Soviet justice, especially his novel Judgment. I examine Bergelson’s self-fashioning as a Jewish writer and how he uses his own Jewish background as a justification for his failures as a Soviet person. I offer some contextualization of Bergelson’s statements in light of other trials of other writers both before and after 1952, and compare his declaration of love for Yiddish with other, similar expressions. Bergelson does not merely defend himself, he creates a memory about his legacy for the future.

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大卫·伯格森的判断

摘要 在这篇论文中，我通过他自己早期关于苏联正义的小说，尤其是他的小说《审判》，阅读了意第绪语作家大卫·伯杰尔森在他的秘密审判中的陈述。我考察了伯杰尔森作为一名犹太作家的自我塑造，以及他如何利用自己的犹太背景作为他作为苏联人失败的理由。根据 1952 年之前和之后其他作家的其他审判，我提供了贝格尔森陈述的一些背景，并将他对意第绪语的热爱宣言与其他类似的表达方式进行了比较。Bergelson 不仅为自己辩护，他还为未来创造了关于他的遗产的记忆。