Creative Heritage Research Articles

The Topos of Memory in A. V. Vampilov’s Dramaturgy

The relevance of the topic of the article is largely determined by stereotypical judgments about the philosophic nature of the Russian literary tradition, the inclusion of the issues raised in the problems of constantly renewed disputes about the loss of this quality in the era of socialist realism, discussions about the historical and literary status of the “Bronze Age”, when the leaders of the literary process, contrary to the already established ideas about the “thaw era”, the traditionalist writers have become the same. The author focuses on the plays of the outstanding Russian playwright Alexander Vampilov. The analytical approach is based on the topical analysis of the literary text. Topos is considered as a “structural and semantic model” (P. E. Bukharkin, I. V. Annenkova, etc.), which in the case of Vampilov has several levels of textual embodiment: the “genetic roof” of the character’s name, during the creation of which the artist restored the ancient Russian Orthodox tradition of naming; the memory motif, fixinga multi‑stage process of loss and restoration of memories; foreign genre inclusions, in particular, in the text of the play “Last Summer in Chulimsk”, the playwright used the genre of legend as a form of existence of national memory. The main conclusion: the most complex literary topos of memory, the variability of which does not prevent us from presenting the national mentality as a kind of integrity formed under the influence of the Orthodox tradition, is presented in the creative heritage of A. V. Vampilov as a special type of moral imperative, the semantic structure of which is determined by the national (historical, cultural) and personal memory, which illuminated the life of a Russian person at all times, even in the Soviet era, which is considered to be indiscriminately atheistic.

Representativeness of foreign lesya studies content in the electronic information space

Introduction. Modern scientific understanding and interpretation of Lesya Ukrainka's works, and their popularization using journalistic broadcasting, is a powerful resource that forms the intellectual, moral, and aesthetic framework of national culture. Relevance of the study. Social media and electronic information resources provide access to diaspora documents and help to reconsider the role and significance of Lesya Ukrainka's creative heritage in the history of Ukrainian culture and formation of a civil society. The purpose of the study is to identify the representation of foreign Lesya studies content in the electronic information space. Methodology. The research methodology consists of analysis, synthesis, grouping, synchronous section, statistical, and logical generalizations, which made it possible to establish the representativeness and topics of publications about Lesya Ukrainka in the electronic information space. To form the analytical base of the research and statistical generalizations, online bibliographic resources, YouTube resources and Internet publications were used. Results. By the documentary and factual base of the electronic information space regarding the achievements of diaspora Lesya studies for 1940-2020, a set of publications belonging to different types was identified: works of poets, scientific works, memoirs, journalistic reports. The localization of centers of publishing activity in Lesya studies abroad was established. Scientific, public, and educational centers that contributed to the publication of Lesya Ukrainka's works and works about her in the context of preserving and popularizing the national memory of the Ukrainian community in the diaspora was identified. Conclusions. The globality of the electronic information space contributes to the breaking down of territorial barriers, the development of the national scientific and cultural information space, and expands the boundaries of awareness of the unity of the Ukrainian national space. The popularization of Lesya Ukrainka's creative heritage in social media contributes to the preservation of national identity based on the examples of highly intellectual literature, culture, science, and the formation of a pro-European, humanistic society.

Vadim Mezhuev. Life and creative heritage (to the 90th anniversary of his birth). Round table of the Polylogos journal

Vadim Mezhuev. Life and creative heritage (to the 90th anniversary of his birth). Round table of the Polylogos journal

ІСТОРИЧНА НАУКА В ТВОРЧОСТІ І. ФРАНКА: ІСТОРІОГРАФІЧНИЙ ДИСКУРС

The article is devoted to the study of the role of the prominent Ukrainian writer, philosopher and public figure Ivan Franko in historical science. It considers the works of historians, philosophers, literary scholars, and cultural critics of various fields: scientific, popular science, fiction, criticism, etc. as historiographical sources. The publications of Ivan Franko’s contemporaries, researchers of the Ukrainian PCP, independent Ukraine, and the Ukrainian diaspora are analyzed. The strengths and weaknesses of each group of historiographical sources are highlighted: access to sources of researchers in Ukraine; national principles and the lack of an ideological component of diaspora historiography; the class approach of Soviet scholars; new opportunities for researching the historical scientific achievements of Ivan Franko in the period of independent Ukraine. The creative heritage of the scientist is considered as an organic combination of historical themes, the principle of historicism with literary and artistic means of their coverage, development of his own view of the world historical process and Ukraine’s place in it. The author analyzes the main stages and directions of his scientific research, which reflect the evolution of historical consciousness and scientific approaches in his work. The article analyzes the works of Ivan Franko, which are characterized by a deep analysis of historical events, political changes and cultural development, as well as the impact of these studies on the development of Ukrainian historiography and the formation of national historical consciousness. The article examines Ivan Franko’s contribution to the development of historical science and his creation of a foundation for further research in this field. The study allows us to better understand the influence of Ivan Franko on the development of historical research and highlights the importance of his scientific development for modern historical science.

К 150-летию со дня рождения Елены Фабиановны Гнесиной: «Вас поздравляет Музыка сама!» (Взгляд из Мемориального музея-квартиры Ел. Ф. Гнесиной)

The article is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the outstanding pianist, educator, founder and head of four music educational institutions, public figure Elena Fabianovna Gnesina (1874–1967). Using materials and documents stored in El.F. Gnesina’s Memorial museum-apartment, various aspects of her character, family, friendships, professional connections throughout her long life are revealed. Fragments of memories are provided by outstanding musicians and other cultural figures who had the opportunity to interact with Gnesina as a musician, teacher, friend, colleague, and assistant. The texts of memories were collected by Gnesina’s biographer and the founder of the Memorial museum-apartment, Margarita Eduardovna Rittich. Part of the museum documents, including memories, articles, letters, and speeches of El. F. Gnesina, were published by the long-time director of the museum, Vladimir Vladimirovich Tropp. This publication aims to draw attention to the rich creative heritage of El. F. Gnesina, preserved in her museum-apartment and collected in publications about the Gnesin house.

The artifact reading experience: “Pushkin notebook” by Alexei Remizov

The article actualizes the range of problems of phenomenology of the text in relation to such specific objects of the creative heritage of A. M. Remizov as his albums. Based on the basic provisions of semiotic analysis, the author of the article proposes to investigate the Remizov’s artifact in the field of scientific concepts was formulated by Y. M. Lotman and R. Barth — in relation to the myth of the modern times. For the first time the article introduces a complete description of the insufficiently researched archive document of the so-called “pushkin notebook”. Fragments of this artifact — are printed other people’s texts. The dominant topic is directly or indirectly related to the name “Pushkin” and the development of the Pushkin myth. Optional topics is connected to the Remizov’s role as an actor of cultural process of 20th century. To detect the projection of textual and iconographic artifact fragments on hidden episodes, the authoruses the term “after-text”, meaning the domain of biographical and cultural connotations. The aim is to verify the productivity of reading of the author’s artistic composition as the sign system. As a result, the Remisov’s idea of “pushkin notebook” as a “monument” of culture was restored. There was revealed the principle of the organization of artifact’s “text” by analogy with the models of Remisov’s cultural chronicles of the beginning 1920s and 1930s. The structural-semiotic approach to verbal and iconic artifact fragments, as well as the using of archeographic description to reveal the author’s reflection provides a new perspective on the phenomenon of Pushkin myth in the paradigm of the literary reception of the 20th century.

ЕЛЕНА ФАБИАНОВНА ГНЕСИНА — ТВОРЧЕСКОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elena Fabianovna Gnesina, an outstanding teacher, pianist, public figure, founder and head of a complex of musical educational institutions. The article is devoted to the personality and creative heritage of E. F. Gnesina and is based on materials from the funds of the Elena Gnesina’s Memorial Museum-Apartment, where the lifetime environment and a large archive of the Gnesin family are completely preserved: letters, music and book memorial library, concert programmes, posters, photographs and other artefacts, as well as personal belongings of the musician. Publications on the life and work of E. F. Gnesina by the Museum staff were a valuable source of information for the article. The article presents a multifaceted image of E. F. Gnesina, characterising her unique legacy, which was directly related to her performing, teaching, administrative and composing activities. Attention is also paid to the musician’s creative environment. The article concludes with a review of Gnesina’s extensive musical activity, which made an invaluable contribution to the creation of a national pedagogical school and professional musical education, as evidenced by the establishment of a complex of educational institutions. The importance of E. F. Gnesina’s pedagogical methods, to which her numerous textbooks are devoted, and the role of compositional creativity aimed at composing music for children are emphasised.

The image of the national landscape in the short novel “Pilgrimage” by Ivan Shmelev

The purpose of the study is to examine the peculiarities of the artistic embodiment of the national landscape image in the short novel "Pilgrimage" by Ivan Sergeevich Shmelev, a writer of the first half of the 20th century. The relevance of the study is determined by the apparently growing interest of modern literary and scientific circles in the rich creative heritage of the writer, the desire to reveal the originality, uniqueness and singularity of his talent, the versatility of the artistic world. The research methods used were descriptive, interpretative and biographical. The results of the literary analysis show that the image of the national landscape presented in the "Pilgrimage" by I. S. Shmelev has a two-dimensional structure, combining realistic and ideal levels. This is explained by the peculiarity of children's view of the world, as the image of nature is given through the prism of the child protagonist’s point of view. The treatment of the theme of the native landscape is based on the motif of beauty, updated in the setting of the young hero's admiration for the uniqueness, charm and elegance of the surrounding world. The author's discourse, included in the text, brings to the narrative features of idealisation, associated with the motif of memories of a bygone childhood and a homeland lost in social cataclysms. The image of Russian nature in "Pilgrimage" develops the motifs of silence, peace, joy, joyful admiration of nature, wonder, fairy tale and spirituality. The leitmotifs in the poetics of the work are the landscape images of sun, light, dazzling brilliance, which converge with the motif of joy and the image of "golden" childhood. In "Pilgrimage", the dominant colour is the rose-gold, white and blue scale, which shades the idea of the sacredness of God's world and echoes nostalgic motifs. The symbolic images of Easter and the motif of Easter joy introduce the theme of eternal life, salvation and resurrection into the text.

Итоги и перспективы международной научной онлайн-конференции «Книга в книге», посвященной памяти Александра Викторовича Михайлова (1938–1995), 2–4 октября 2023 года

The article presents an overview of the International Online Conference “A Book in the Book,” dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Russian philologist and theorist of culture Alexander V. Mikhailov (1938–1995) and held on October 2–4, 2023 by the jointed forces of the Research Centre “Dostoevsky and World Culture” of the A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Commission for the Study of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Creative Heritage of the Academic Council “History of World Culture” of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Обзор III Международной научной онлайн-конференции «Преступление и наказание»: современное состояние изучения, 28, 29 февраля – 1 марта 2024 года

The 3rd International Online Conference “Crime and Punishment: Current State of Research” was held on February 28, 29 – March 1 under the leadership of the Research Centre “F.M. Dostoevsky and World Culture” of the A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Commission for the Study of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Creative Heritage of the Academic Council “History of World Culture” of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The conference was devoted to the latest research on the novel and the problems of teaching Crime and Punishment at school and university. The series of conferences devoted to the novel were held in the perspective of creating a new book for the project Dostoevsky’s Novels: Current State of Research, carried out by a team of scholars from different countries; the first was devoted to the novel The Idiot (Moscow, Nasledie Publ., 2001), the second — to the novel The Brothers Karamazov (Moscow, Nauka Publ., 2007), the third — to the novel The Adolescent (Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2022).

Международная научная конференция «Жизнь и судьба Николая Заболоцкого (1903–1958): к 120-летию со дня рождения»

This paper discusses the results of the international scientific conference “The life and fate of Nikolai Zabolotsky (1903–1958): on the 120th anniversary of his birth.” The conference was held at the Institute of Russian Literature (St. Petersburg) on September 20 and 21, 2023. The novelty of research approaches for studying the work of Nikolai Zabolotsky and analyzing and interpreting his works is noted. It is to be noted that several reports broaden the conventional contexts in which the creative heritage of Zabolotsky has traditionally been explored.

Comparative Analysis of European and Russian Studies on the Life and Works of Alisher Navoi

In the article, the issue of studying the comparative analysis of the study of the work of Alisher Navoi by European and Russian orientalists is considered. The works of scientists, given the huge source base, are distinguished by diversity, differences in approaches and interpretations. Nowadays, there are so many translations and works on the study of the works of Alisher Navoi that they require periodic systematization and analysis. From this point of view, the study of the problem of perception and interpretation of such a bright classic in oriental studies in Europe and Russia in the 20th–21st centuries is important. The need for studying the work of Alisher Navoi in European and Russian oriental studies also provided a versatile approach to the analysis of literary text. The main branch of oriental studies of the twentieth century of Russian Navoi studies is the study of works of a figurative nature. The descriptions and reviews of the works of Alisher Navoi are studied separately. The scientific skill in the research of Russian scientists of the 20th century is studied and the features of the translation of Alisher Navoi’s works, characteristic of modern translators, are highlighted. Basically, the modern period is characterized by the systematization and compilation of catalogs of existing works. The purpose of the study is to thoroughly study European and Russian Navoi studies of the 20th–21st centuries, to give a correct assessment of the creative heritage of Alisher Navoi, comparatively examining the works of European and Russian orientalists. In the course of a systematic analysis of the following research tasks, a review of the history of studying the poet’s works in Europe and Russia was made, the most significant scientific works on the work of Alisher Navoi were highlighted both in Europe and in Russia. The problems of scientific excellence in the research of European and Russian scientists of the 20th–21st centuries were studied.

The creative heritage of professor V.E. Eminov (1934–2024) and his contribution to the development of criminology and other sciences of the criminal cycle

The creative heritage of professor V.E. Eminov (1934–2024) and his contribution to the development of criminology and other sciences of the criminal cycle

Толстовский текст в творчестве А. Белого

The paper explores the creative heritage of Andrei Bely, with a focus on the elements of the text created by Leo Tolstoy as a personal literary supertext. This text is argued to be founded on a myth about Leo Tolstoy that has evolved for a century and a half, gaining significance in the early 20th century as Tolstoy’s spiritual influence becomes more recognized and his tragic exile is comprehended. The analysis examines the structure of the myth, identifying typical mythologemes created and reproduced by Bely and reflecting his poetic worldview and personal attitude to the works and personality of Loe Tolstoy. The analysis covers the lyrics, articles, and memoirs of Bely in the context of the problem under study. Emphasis is placed on the uniqueness of the representation of Tolstoy’s text in the creative heritage of Bely, which stems from the similarity of worldviews, sacralization of the great image of the writer, and rejection of criticism and profanation of this image in fiction, publicism, and memoirs of his contemporaries. Unlike other modernist movements, the Symbolists did not aim to overthrow the idols of the past. On the contrary, they defended a certain continuity of tradition, especially concerning such a distinctive author as Bely. However, their desire to protect Tolstoy’s authority also contributed to the creation of a biographical myth about the writer. The paper also explores the peculiarities of the perception of this myth in the culture and literature of the first third of the twentieth century.

«I FEEL UKRAINIAN...»: GENRE-THEMATIC MARKERS OF THE CREATIVE WORK OF VASYL VYSHYVANYI

The present article focuses on creative work of Wilhelm von Habsburg (Vasyl Vyshyvanyi), who perceived Ukraine and the Ukrainian and mentality so deepty that he became a patriot of the country. Vasyl Vyshyvanyi is the author of the poem collection «Mynayut Dni...» (1921) and miniature fragmentary prose published in the magazine «Volya» (1920). The relevance of his work is outlined, as in a difficult time for Ukraine, attention should be paid to little-known figures who shaped Ukrainian history day by day and remained faithful to their cause till the end. The goal of the present work lies in elucidating the genre-thematic markers of Vasyl Vyshyvany's creative work. The article clarifies leading motives of the collection of his poems: the heroic struggle accompanied by the hope for victory, the transience of life and mourning for fallen soldiers, existencialism and the search for homeland, the beauty of Ukrainian song and the nature of Ukraine. Considering Vasyl Vyshyvany's works as representative of the creative work of Sich Riflemen writers, it is suggested to view his poems as songwriting, highlighting some types of literary-origin songs: the call song, lyrical march, elegy song, humorous song, anthem march. The main marker of Vasyl Vyshyvanyi's work is emphasized as a “tragic optimist” (D. Dontsov). This is traced both in poetry and in prose poems. Ukrainian symbols (willow, rocks, mountain song, nightingale, charms of the night), as well as toponyms (Karpathians, Tscheremosch, Chervonohor, Hutsul Region, Pokuttia) abound on the pages of his sparse but so sincere creative heritage, the main marker of which is Ukrainianness.

«Очень по-русски, скажут французы... Очень по-французски, скажут русские»: метаморфозы романа «Тело» Е. Бакуниной во французской и русской литературной критике

The article is devoted to the reception of the novel “The Body” (1933) by emigré writer E.V. Bakunina in French and Russian literary criticism in the early 1930s. A number of researchers have already analyzed the responses of Russian critics to the publication of the novel but have not paid enough attention to a cross-sectional view of the perception of the writer’s work. This question is of interest insofar as it allows us to identify weaknesses and strengths of Bakunina’s work and rethink the literary and cultural norms established in the early 20th century. One of the article’s crucial questions is critics’ reaction to the verbalization of the female character’s body experience. In France, the literary context of the 1920s and 1930s, the presence of progressive journals, and some trends in the history of French literature contributed to the fleeting but genuine interest of critics in the novel. At the same time, the focus on preserving the best traditions of Russian literature in exile, the historical “memory of culture,” and the requirement to observe the artistic measure led to a sharp rejection of body discourse among emigré critics. The conclusion focuses on the stereotypical perception of the novel by French and Russian literary criticism, and emphasizes the importance of studying the creative heritage of “minor” authors. If French literary criticism often perceived Bakunina’s novel through the prism of the distinctive features of the “Slavic soul,” then Russian criticism judged the writer’s novel through an established grid of artistic criteria (measure, taste, femininity).

Historiographic images of Mykola Kostomarov in the creative Heritage of Mykhailo Hrushevsky

Historiographic images of Mykola Kostomarov in the creative Heritage of Mykhailo Hrushevsky

Cultural and philosophical analysis of theatrical art in Kazakhstan

This article considers the ways of professional evelopment of kazakh directing in the era of globalization, having studied the artistic horizons of modern theatrical art from a new point of view. The directions of continuity of the theatre sphere, which is an artistic and aesthetic phenomenon in the culture of our state, from ancient times to the present day are considered. The national character of the country's theatrical directing is considered the trends of its development in the context of cultural and philosophical contexts. Theatrical art is a spiritual, social, artistic and aesthetic beginning for the nation from analysis of the current trends in the development of theatrical directing in Kazakhstan, determining its existence and essence. The role of the theatre industry is determined in a globalizing society in the preservation and development of the image and image of the nation. Scientific and theoretical analysis of the creative heritage of outstanding national directors will be carried out. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of theatrical art for the socio – cultural space of modern Kazakhstan, to determine the role of theatrical amateurs in the formation of modern kazakh culture, to identify interaction with other elements of the socio-cultural system.

Influence of Russian Culture on The Development of Ukrainian Goldsmithing in the 17th-19th Centuries

The purpose of this article is to study the destructive manifestations of the Moscow state's influence on Ukraine, in particular its culture and goldsmithing industry. The scientific methods used in this study included analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, terminological research principle, historical, historiographical method and generalization. The research examined the influence of Russian culture on representatives of the Ukrainian jewellery industry, the development of the precious metals sector in the country, and the general state of goldsmithing under the direct influence of first Muscovy, then the Russian Empire. The paper reveals destructive aspects of the Russian pressure on the creation of the creative heritage of representatives of the art of goldsmithing and Ukrainian culture in general. The research identified elements of Russia's influence on the goldsmith culture of Ukraine in the form of requirements to include elements of another country's culture in the manufacture of jewellery. The research revealed the negative consequences of the Russian pressure on Ukrainian culture, which led to the levelling of the art of goldsmithing in Ukraine.

The 20th International Scientific Readings in Memory of N.F. Fedorov: Prologue to the 200th Anniversary of the Philosopher in 2029

A scientific review of the problems and content of the 20th International Scientific Readings in Memory of N.F. Fedorov is presented. The event took place on June 7—10, 2023 in Moscow and was devoted to the ideas, projects, and heritage of Nikolai Fedorovich Fedorov (1829—1903), an outstanding Russian philosopher, theorist of library and museum studies, pedagogue and innovator. The relevance of the Forum is conditioned both by the necessity of forming the programme of celebrating the 200th anniversary of N.F. Fedorov’s birth, which will be celebrated in 2029, and by the large-scale work on the creation of an encyclopedic online resource dedicated to the philosopher. Its goals: to present in a systematized form the main achievements of Fedorov studies of the 20th—21st centuries in Russia and abroad, to give a coherent and authoritative body of knowledge about N.F. Fedorov, to become a guide to his creative heritage and Fedorovianism of the 20th century, to show the significance of N.F. Fedorov’s ideas for modernity. The opening and plenary session of the event took place in the Russian State Library. The reports delivered during the readings contain the latest results of research in the field of N.F. Fedorov’s biography, introduce new archival data into the scientific turnover, make a significant contribution to the analytical description of N.F. Fedorov’s philosophical system, his language and poetics, aesthetics, pedagogy, and museology. As part of the readings, a round table was held devoted to the programme of celebrating the 200th anniversary of N.F. Fedorov’s birth. It presented current memorial, educational, creative projects of libraries, museums, schools, cultural centers working with the name and heritage of the philosopher of the “universal cause”. In addition to the scientific agenda, the programme of the readings included the ceremony of awarding the N.F. Fedorov Medal to librarians who embody his model of a “library open to all”.