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Сталин и писатели
Сталин и писатели. Книга 1
Книга Бенедикта Сарнова "Сталин и писатели" по замыслу автора должна состоять из двадцати глав. В каждой из них разворачивается сюжет острой психологической драмы, в иных случаях ставшей трагедией. Отталкиваясь от документов и опираясь на них, расширяя границы документа, автор подробно рассматривает "взаимоотношения" со Сталиным каждого из тех писателей, на чью судьбу наложило свою печать чугунное сталинское слово.
В первую книгу из двадцати задуманных автором глав вошли шесть: "Сталин и Горький", "Сталин и Маяковский", "Сталин и Пастернак", "Сталин и Мандельштам", "Сталин и Демьян Бедный", "Сталин и Эренбург".
В первую книгу из двадцати задуманных автором глав вошли шесть: "Сталин и Горький", "Сталин и Маяковский", "Сталин и Пастернак", "Сталин и Мандельштам", "Сталин и Демьян Бедный", "Сталин и Эренбург".
704 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Бенедикт Сарнов
14 books3 followersБенедикт Михайлович Сарнов родился 4 января 1927 г. в Москве. В 1951 г. он окончил Литературный институт имени М. Горького. В 1955-1959 гг. работал в журнале "Пионер" заведующим отделом литературы, в 1959-1963 гг. - в "Литературной газете". В 1989 г. вел в журнале "Огонек" рубрику "Русская проза. Двадцатый век. Из запасников". С 1990 г. был членом Координационного совета движения "Апрель", в 1992-1996 гг. - секретарем Союза писателей Москвы, членом редколлегии журнала "Русская виза". С 1997 г. - член комиссии по Государственным премиям при Президенте РФ. Академик АРСС (1997).
Печататься начал в 1948 г. Автор и соавтор многих литературоведческих книг, посвященных творчеству русских писателей: А. Блока, С. Маршака, Л. Пантелеева, О. Мандельштама, М. Зощенко, М. Булгакова и др. Опубликовал также сборник рассказов для детей "Трудная весна" (1962) и в соавторстве с Л. Лазаревым и С. Рассадиным книгу литературных пародий "Липовые аллеи" (1966). Печатает литературно-критические и публицистические статьи в журналах "Знамя", "Новый мир", "Огонек", "Октябрь", "Новое время" и др.
Лауреат премий фонда "Литературная мысль" (1994, 1997).
Печататься начал в 1948 г. Автор и соавтор многих литературоведческих книг, посвященных творчеству русских писателей: А. Блока, С. Маршака, Л. Пантелеева, О. Мандельштама, М. Зощенко, М. Булгакова и др. Опубликовал также сборник рассказов для детей "Трудная весна" (1962) и в соавторстве с Л. Лазаревым и С. Рассадиным книгу литературных пародий "Липовые аллеи" (1966). Печатает литературно-критические и публицистические статьи в журналах "Знамя", "Новый мир", "Огонек", "Октябрь", "Новое время" и др.
Лауреат премий фонда "Литературная мысль" (1994, 1997).
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October 18, 2009
This is the first book in a trilogy "Stalin i Pisateli" ("Stalin and the writers") by B.Sarnov. Title explains itself, it's a book about complicated relationships between Dictator and great russian poets and novelists, how their fate was broken by the orwellian state.
Sarnov is probably main russian literature historian at the moment. He doesn't spend a lot of time dressing and explaining books, but for the last 50 years looks for archives, memoir, spoken evidences and tells his non-fiction stories in the form of lit investigation.
This volume includes:
1. Stalin and Gorky
2. Stalin and Mayakovsky
3. Stalin and Pasternak
4. Stalin and Mandelshtam
5. Stalin and Demian Bedny
6. Stalin and Erenburg
1)Sarnov omits how Stalin lured "main proletarian writer" from immigration back to USSR - this part of the story is well-known - and tells how Gorky tried to influence Stalin politic after comeback, how he tried to "soften" it and failed in his tries
2)One of the main 60's questions in USSR - why Mayakovsky killed himself. Sarnov is looking for an answer, obviously rejecting mundane version of love triangle and showing political one.
3) Pasternak, Nobel winner, great poet and main Sheakspeare translator stayed alive during blood purges of the Stalin's era. Sarnov tells how and why.
4) Other doom layed upon another great russian poet Osip Mandelshtam. This is the well-documented story how Stalin was getting revenge for Mandelshtam's satire on him and how the dictator tried to make Mandelshtam write an Ode instead, failed and killed the poet.
5) Least interesting part, mainly because Demian Bedny is not that great writer himself. He was salaried balled-monger of the communist party from Czar era, he actually lived in Kremlin for years, writing his verses. Book tells how he lost Stalin's credit.
6)Erenburg, name mostly forgotten by young folks, was the main propagandist for USSR during WWII. It was forbidden to misuse newspapers with his articles. Sarnov tells a thriller story how Erenburg tried to save jewish people in Soviet Union when Stalin decided to give them Hitler-like blood-bath at the end of his era (1952-1953)
Sarnov is probably main russian literature historian at the moment. He doesn't spend a lot of time dressing and explaining books, but for the last 50 years looks for archives, memoir, spoken evidences and tells his non-fiction stories in the form of lit investigation.
This volume includes:
1. Stalin and Gorky
2. Stalin and Mayakovsky
3. Stalin and Pasternak
4. Stalin and Mandelshtam
5. Stalin and Demian Bedny
6. Stalin and Erenburg
1)Sarnov omits how Stalin lured "main proletarian writer" from immigration back to USSR - this part of the story is well-known - and tells how Gorky tried to influence Stalin politic after comeback, how he tried to "soften" it and failed in his tries
2)One of the main 60's questions in USSR - why Mayakovsky killed himself. Sarnov is looking for an answer, obviously rejecting mundane version of love triangle and showing political one.
3) Pasternak, Nobel winner, great poet and main Sheakspeare translator stayed alive during blood purges of the Stalin's era. Sarnov tells how and why.
4) Other doom layed upon another great russian poet Osip Mandelshtam. This is the well-documented story how Stalin was getting revenge for Mandelshtam's satire on him and how the dictator tried to make Mandelshtam write an Ode instead, failed and killed the poet.
5) Least interesting part, mainly because Demian Bedny is not that great writer himself. He was salaried balled-monger of the communist party from Czar era, he actually lived in Kremlin for years, writing his verses. Book tells how he lost Stalin's credit.
6)Erenburg, name mostly forgotten by young folks, was the main propagandist for USSR during WWII. It was forbidden to misuse newspapers with his articles. Sarnov tells a thriller story how Erenburg tried to save jewish people in Soviet Union when Stalin decided to give them Hitler-like blood-bath at the end of his era (1952-1953)
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