Memories. Memoir essays. In 2 volumes
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Memories. Memoir essays. In 2 volumes
29.99 €
Faddey Venediktovich Bulgarin (1789-1859) was one of the key figures of Russian literature of the first half of the 19th century. His fierce polemics with Pushkin and his actions as an agent of the Third Department contributed to the deterioration of his reputation, but it should not be forgotten that he was one of the most widely read authors of his time, a major publisher and editor - in particular, he was the first to "put into print" fragments of Griboyedov's "Woe from Wit" and introduced a number of genres into Russian literature. Engaged in the publication of his memoirs, Bulgarin made an unprecedented act: for the first time in Russia memoirist in his lifetime published an autobiography "Memoirs", included in the first volume of this edition, tells about the initial stage of the turbulent life of the author, worthy of a novel of knavery: Childhood in a Polish family in Belorussia, education in the cadet corps in St. Petersburg, participation in the wars with France and Sweden, service in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg life and entertainment of the early XIX century, meetings with famous people and oyubovnymi hobbies. A later stage of Bulgarin's life is reflected in the memoir essays that make up the second volume of the book. They are dedicated to Napoleon Karamzin, Arakcheev, Krylov, Griboyedov and others. As an appendix are published Bulgarin's letters to the censors of "Memories", denunciation of M. A. Korff on the writer's opinion of M. M. Speransky, responses of N. A. Polevoy and Ya. K. Grotto on "Memoirs" and the author's responses to them
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Russia in Memoirs