Гумилевский след в повести шанхайского мариниста Б. Я. Ильвова «Летучий Голландец»

Abstract

The Shanghai writer’s story “The Flying Dutchman” by Boris Ilvov who became the successor of Nikolay Gumilev’s traditions is considered in this article. Gumilev turned out to be a favourite poet of Russian emigrants in the East, his fate and lyrics were a model for the creative intelligentsia of China. Ilvov reflected the “sea” line of Gumilev’s work, using motives and subjects close to him. The article analyzes the legend of the Flying Dutchman in Ilvov’s text. It is also noted that Ilvov not only reflected Gumilev’s images in his work, but also used Gumilev’s unusual appearance to create his character – “The Flying Dutchman”. Gumilev’s interest in other nations and countries makes it possible to see the features of an eternal tramp in his soul, and his attraction to the sea space relates to the characters of the Flying Dutchman legend. These motives and images, the poet’s personal experiences were picked up in Ilvov’s story – the story of how the black passion of a sailor-sinner settled in the heart of a Russian revolutionary. The East opens its saving and regenerating beginning, helping to clear the characters who are thirsty for light. Ilvov’s story, focused on Gumilev’s philo- sophical views and the poetics, allows us to see the metaphorically identified paths of Russian emigration, for whom the East becomes the beginning of a new life for.