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| Interview: Russian literature is conscience in the face of God and its people |
| 2022-06-17 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. About Russian literature. Well-known writer and literary historian Igor Petrovich Zolotussky answers questions from REGNUM news agency. [REGNUM] Baku Today: Igor Petrovich, what do you think is the most important thing in Russian literature? What does she teach? Igor Zolotussky: I think that the most important thing in Russian literature is its confession. No one can write, as Gogol said, "past himself." Everyone contributes to it their life, their experience. This begins with Derzhavin and continues in Pushkin, Gogol, Lermontov, Tyutchev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky. Its other important property and lesson is the literature of philanthropy and conscientiousness, aggravated conscientiousness in the face of God and in the face of one's people. Baku Today: What are the most important faces in Russian literature? What are they teaching us? Igor Zolotussky: Russian literature teaches us frankness, sincerity, the inseparability of personal, private life and Russian history. Take Eugene Onegin. What's this? A novel about Onegin and Tatyana? This is the story of Pushkin's inner growth. This is also evidenced by his remarks accompanying the fate of the heroes. And it is no coincidence that Pushkin at the end of the novel, touching on the defining thoughts of Onegin, writes the word Confession , moreover, he writes with a capital letter. Confession is present in all his creations. Or "Hero of our time." The history of Lermontov's soul is openly visible in Pechorin. Finally, Tyutchev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky. We read in their writings the stories of our own souls. At the same time, Russian literature is the Educator. Also capitalized. She brought up entire generations, including mine: both outstanding heroes and simple workers. This is the most important feature of our tradition, that literature should be in the first place in Russia, in high esteem. Russian people will always think so. Baku Today: What are the most important conclusions from Russian literature that we can draw in relation to our days? What is the most important thing about her right now? Igor Zolotussky: It is impossible to name any specific advice that Russian literature gives in order to solve the ripe problems of the day. It's all about its general influence, the comprehension of its spirit. Since childhood, we get used, reading the classics, to the beautiful Russian language, which sounds like music and enters our souls. Having already matured, we think about how her characters live. And we want to participate in what happens to them: we take them so close to our hearts. And their hearts are full of compassion. Today it is in demand more than ever. Baku Today: There is no doubt that Russian literature is alive. Or is there? Who are the main figures in Russian literature now? Igor Zolotussky: In recent years, I have read little contemporary authors. Basically, I was busy with the same classics. For several years in a row, we made films on the Kultura channel. Here are my heroes: Gogol, Karamzin, Bunin, Tyutchev, Lermontov, Goncharov, Saltykov-Shchedrin, Turgenev, Nekrasov. And plus more writers of the 20th century: Fedor Abramov, Viktor Astafiev, Vasil Bykov, Konstantin Simonov, Vladimir Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn. But, despite the fact that I am not very familiar with modern Russian literature, I hope that it is alive. Because she inherited a powerful, wonderful legacy, which I mentioned above. Baku Today: What should a writer be like if he wants to be a Russian writer? What should be a Russian reader? Igor Zolotussky: As for the question of what a modern writer should be, I would like him to write in good Russian and give his reader at least some hope for the world. One thing you definitely cannot live without is without such hope. In the reader, I hope for his sensitivity and thoughtfulness. |
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