Whatever curse has been inflicted on Svetlana has the potential to destroy the entire city and it becomes the goal of the Nightwatch to find the source and stop it, while protecting Igor from the Daywatch. In this story, curses, even the little ones we utter in moments of frustration or jest, can be deadly if left unchecked. Anton crosses paths with a woman named Svetlana whom he realizes has been cursed. Igor is an Other who has yet to come into his powers and therefore has not yet chosen a side. The story takes place in Russia, but indicates that the watches exist worldwide.Īnton, the main character, is a member of the Nightwatch who’s assignment, a young boy named Igor, is being hunted by vampires. Both sides, through the Nightwatch and Daywatch respectively, keep a close eye on each other in order to maintain the uneasy truce between them. The premise involves the existence of supernatural beings, “Others,” who choose to ally themselves with the Light or the Dark. In light of this research, Lukyanenko’s work can be viewed as a sort of “modern folklore,” as it contains all of the elements essential to of Slavic fairytales and myths while incorporating contemporary themes and setting.This book, along with the movie, was chosen for February 2012’s book club read based on the praise of some members who really loved the film. The numerous identified parallels indicate that Slavic folklore, myth, and culture clearly influenced the modern novel. Story format focuses on the overall story line and overview of content, the second section examines overlapping magical ideas and similarities between supernatural creatures, such as magicians, vampires, and devils, and a third part addresses other minor, but important cultural elements found in both older Slavic societies and Night Watch.

Magical elements, and cultural influence. These resources helped identify three major areas of impact: story format, Ralston and Cherry Gilchrist, help identify subcategories shared by the novel and Slavic folklore as a whole. Afanas’ev, and works that focus on Slavic culture by W. Each major element of the novel can be compared to those found in folklore, and existing scholarly resources, such as the stories, fairytales, and myths collected by A. Arguably the most significant impact of the book lies in its creation of a new genre presenting a modern setting through the lens of one of the oldest and most culturally unique components of Slavic culture - folklore.

Novel in the Post-Soviet era brings it to the forefront of the genre of modern Russian fantasy, and it will surely influence future generations of Russian literature. Languages, including French, German and English. Movie franchise, a video game based on the novel, and translations in various Of his most popular Russian fantasy novels, Night Watch, which later resulted in a In 1998, Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko published what would become one

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