Facts of life — facts of literature? Discussing “Chronicle of A.S. Griboyedov’s Life and Work. 1790–1829”. Comp. by N.A. Tarkhova. Moscow, Minuvshee Publ., 2017. 608 p.

DOI:

https://www.doi.org/10.22455/2541-8297-2018-10-439-463
Issue:

2018 №10
Author: M.V. Stroganov (comp.)
About the author:

Mikhail Stroganov, DLitt, Professor, Leading Research Associate, Gorky Institute of World Literature, Moscow, Russia.

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Author 2: Mark Altshuller
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Mark Altshuller, Cand. Sc. (Philology), Prof. Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

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Author 3: Sergey Dmitriev
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Sergey Dmitriev, Cand. Sc. (History), Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.

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Author 4: Nadezhda Tarkhova
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Nadezhda Tarkhova, independent researcher, Moscow, Russia.

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Author 5: Albina Filippova
About the author 5: Albina Filippova, Cand. Sc. (Philology), General Director Deputy for Scientific Work, State Historical, Cultural and Natural Museum-Reserve of A.S. Griboyedov “Khmelita”, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract:

The discussion is devoted to the problems of A.S. Griboyedov’s biography, actualized by a new chronicle of his life and work. Particular attention is attracted by the problem of the writer’s birth year and his social status (legal birth / illegitimacy), as well as Griboyedov’s psychological state resulting from it. The authors raise questions of genre nature and structure of a chronicle, which gives the discussion a universally significant character.
Keywords: A.S. Griboedov, biography, chronicle of life and work, illegitimate children in the 19th century.
For citation:

Facts of life — facts of literature? Discussing “Chronicle of A.S. Griboyedov’s Life and Work. 1790–1829”. Comp. by N.A. Tarkhova. Moscow, Minuvshee Publ., 2017. 608 p. Literary fact, 2018, no. 10, pp. 439–463.
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