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Сталин и писатели
Сталин и писатели. Книга 2
Сюжеты, составившие вторую книгу, оказались еще более объемными, и поэтому в ней только четыре главы: "Сталин и А.Н.Толстой", "Сталин и Зощенко", "Сталин и Булгаков", "Сталин и Ахматова".
832 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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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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November 5, 2009
Instead of reviewing this book, which would largely repeat my older review of book I in the series (Stalin i Pisateli. Kniga 1, I'd better tell you one story I've found in this one.
In 1946 Anna Akhmatova and Mikhail Zoshchenko were attacked by different goverment bodies. They were condemned, their books were forbidden, their food cards were taken away. They were insulted with the baddest words and manners ("bastard", "whore" - in an official document!). There was an official ban by the goverment decree for any publications of their works. Akhmatova's son and husband were arrested (husband later executed). This was a part of big campaign against russian intellectuals, who believed the country shall get more freedom after Great Victory.
Same attacks were made against composers, film-makers, etc.
this tragedy was very well-known in a western world at those times, some researchers even thought it was a start of Cold War and Iron Curtain (exaggerating at best of course)
Several years after large group of Oxford students came to Moscow. They expressed their desire to meet cursed and slandered writers.
This meeting has happened in one of the main soviet halls. all the higher-ups of the soviet state were present. Akhmatova and Zoshenko knew they will be asked by those students about decree and they had two choices: either tell them what they really think and be punished even more or tell the students about their consent with the decree and get away with this.
Akhmatova is sitting on the stage and looking, searching: who, who will be THAT guy who will ask. And there was one and another. First one asked Zoshenko and Zoshenko said he didn't understand the decree and never agreed with it. After that he was maltreated all over again and died. Akhmatova said she accepts everything as right. Goverment left her alone and ten years after she came to Oxford as a tourist.
In 1946 Anna Akhmatova and Mikhail Zoshchenko were attacked by different goverment bodies. They were condemned, their books were forbidden, their food cards were taken away. They were insulted with the baddest words and manners ("bastard", "whore" - in an official document!). There was an official ban by the goverment decree for any publications of their works. Akhmatova's son and husband were arrested (husband later executed). This was a part of big campaign against russian intellectuals, who believed the country shall get more freedom after Great Victory.
Same attacks were made against composers, film-makers, etc.
this tragedy was very well-known in a western world at those times, some researchers even thought it was a start of Cold War and Iron Curtain (exaggerating at best of course)
Several years after large group of Oxford students came to Moscow. They expressed their desire to meet cursed and slandered writers.
This meeting has happened in one of the main soviet halls. all the higher-ups of the soviet state were present. Akhmatova and Zoshenko knew they will be asked by those students about decree and they had two choices: either tell them what they really think and be punished even more or tell the students about their consent with the decree and get away with this.
Akhmatova is sitting on the stage and looking, searching: who, who will be THAT guy who will ask. And there was one and another. First one asked Zoshenko and Zoshenko said he didn't understand the decree and never agreed with it. After that he was maltreated all over again and died. Akhmatova said she accepts everything as right. Goverment left her alone and ten years after she came to Oxford as a tourist.
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