Article

Name: Two Fates of Georgy Grebenshchikov

Authors: Yu. A. Azarov

A. M. Gorky Institute of World Literature RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation

In the section Siberian Writers and Siberia in the Russian Literature of the 20th Century

Abstract: The present article deals with a comparative study of the two periods of G. D. Grebenshchikov’s creative activity – in Russia and abroad. It examines the biography of the writer, his memoirs, analyzes the history of the creation of the most famous works, their artistic features. It is noted that his epic “The Churaevs” is an attempt to comprehend the historical fate of Russia in the pre-revolutionary and revolutionary periods. It is shown that G. D. Grebenshchikov’s attitude to the problem of the development of society and the improvement of the individual was based on the denial of class morality in combination with utopian perception of the future of Russia. At the same time, different assessments of his works are given in Russian Émigré literary criticism, which was pointed to both their advantages and disadvantages.

Keywords: G. D. Grebenshchikov, Russian Émigré literature, Russian America, epic “The Churaevs”, the consequences of revolution, ideological quest

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