"Вони роблять сучасність змістом мистецтва" ("Серапіонові брати" в критиці Маріетти Шагінян)

Abstract

In this article Olha Viernik explores two articles of Marietta Shahinian. Marietta Shahinian was a Soviet writer, critic and translator. She has written articles about a group of writers named „Serapion's brothers”. Marietta Shahinian knew the writers of this group. She often attended the meetings of the literary group. She participated in these meetings. She listened to new works read by young writers. Marietta Shahinian tried to be objective in her articles. She wrote her first article in 1921. A critic wrote that the writers create realistic works. Marietta Shahinian wrote that „Serapion's brothers” and the formal school have nothing in common. Modern scholars do not think so. Olha Viernik writes that Lev Lunts had a great influence on formalists. Marietta Shahinian praised the novel of Mykolai Nikitin named „Kol”. She believed that this story was the best in Russian literature. This story was published only time in 1922. Then the novel was forbidden in Soviet Russia due to censorship. A year after it Mykolai Nikitin became not only a Soviet author but a Soviet patriot. He praised the Soviet government and Bolsheviks. Mykolai Nikitin never wrote about the personal tragedies of different people in a period of the revolution and civil war again. In 1923 Marietta Shahinian wrote her second article. She appreciated every writer of the group. „Serapion's brothers” have changed. Marietta Shahinian wrote about important events and style changes in the works of group. Mykhail Zoshchenko describes original satirical characters in his works. Veniamin Kavierin continued the work of Hoffmann. Lev Luntz continued the work of Schiller. Yelyzaveta Polonska wrote intelligent lyrics. Mykolai Tykhonov created original ballads. Olha Viernik finds that the articles of Marietta Shahinian are of great importance in the history of the literary group „Serapion's brothers”.