Novel-joke as a new genre (V. Voinovich "The life and extraordinary adventures of private Ivan Chonkin")

In this article the features of the novel-joke as a new genre are considered. V.Voinovich defined his work "The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin" in this way. The article states that the novel is a developing genre with open borders. The author of the article shows how V.Voinovich's work intertwines genres of the novel and joke and what causes such interweaving.