“Everything simple and clear has been turned into incredibly complex by someone”: Correspondence between Leonid Zurov and Viktor Manuilov (1961–1967)

For the first time а complete correspondence between Leonid Zurov (1902  –1971), the writer of the Russian Diaspora, and Viktor Manuilov (1903  –1987), a famous literary researcher, is introduced into a scientific usage. The main theme of their letters is the problem of transferring to Russia Ivan B...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:147302c6f3cc43b5b8ba90e8c89742212021-11-23T16:51:36Z“Everything simple and clear has been turned into incredibly complex by someone”: Correspondence between Leonid Zurov and Viktor Manuilov (1961–1967)10.22455/2541-8297-2020-16-119-1812541-82972542-2421https://doaj.org/article/147302c6f3cc43b5b8ba90e8c89742212020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://litfact.ru/images/2020-16/LF-2020-2-16_119-181_Lyubomudrov.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2541-8297https://doaj.org/toc/2542-2421For the first time а complete correspondence between Leonid Zurov (1902  –1971), the writer of the Russian Diaspora, and Viktor Manuilov (1903  –1987), a famous literary researcher, is introduced into a scientific usage. The main theme of their letters is the problem of transferring to Russia Ivan Bunin’s manuscript and memorial heritage, of which Zurov became the owner. The publication clarifies the reasons why the long and hard negotiations ended without any success. It allows to define more exactly the details and circumstances of this case. The correspondence affects the names of many key figures of cultural life both of the Russian abroad and Metropolitan area. It characterizes those persons who actively supported the return of Bunin's legacy as well as officials who blocked the process. The material reflects the struggle of Russian writers, scientists, museum curators against the Soviet bureaucratic machine for which Bunin was always ideologically alien. It paints a picture of the public sentiment and the Soviet cultural policy of the 1960s. Some letters concern Zurov’s articles devoted to M. Lermontov as well as his work on the novel “Winter Palace”. The publication allows to clarify Zurov’s psychological portrait and to identify a number of significant episodes in the V. Manuilov’s scientific biography.Alexei LyubomudrovRussian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literaturearticleleonid zurovviktor manuilovivan bunin’s archiverussian emigrationrussian literaturecorrespondenceLiterature (General)PN1-6790Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languagesPG1-9665ENRUЛитературный факт, Iss 2 (16), Pp 119-181 (2020)
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RU
topic leonid zurov
viktor manuilov
ivan bunin’s archive
russian emigration
russian literature
correspondence
Literature (General)
PN1-6790
Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages
PG1-9665
spellingShingle leonid zurov
viktor manuilov
ivan bunin’s archive
russian emigration
russian literature
correspondence
Literature (General)
PN1-6790
Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages
PG1-9665
Alexei Lyubomudrov
“Everything simple and clear has been turned into incredibly complex by someone”: Correspondence between Leonid Zurov and Viktor Manuilov (1961–1967)
description For the first time а complete correspondence between Leonid Zurov (1902  –1971), the writer of the Russian Diaspora, and Viktor Manuilov (1903  –1987), a famous literary researcher, is introduced into a scientific usage. The main theme of their letters is the problem of transferring to Russia Ivan Bunin’s manuscript and memorial heritage, of which Zurov became the owner. The publication clarifies the reasons why the long and hard negotiations ended without any success. It allows to define more exactly the details and circumstances of this case. The correspondence affects the names of many key figures of cultural life both of the Russian abroad and Metropolitan area. It characterizes those persons who actively supported the return of Bunin's legacy as well as officials who blocked the process. The material reflects the struggle of Russian writers, scientists, museum curators against the Soviet bureaucratic machine for which Bunin was always ideologically alien. It paints a picture of the public sentiment and the Soviet cultural policy of the 1960s. Some letters concern Zurov’s articles devoted to M. Lermontov as well as his work on the novel “Winter Palace”. The publication allows to clarify Zurov’s psychological portrait and to identify a number of significant episodes in the V. Manuilov’s scientific biography.
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title_full “Everything simple and clear has been turned into incredibly complex by someone”: Correspondence between Leonid Zurov and Viktor Manuilov (1961–1967)
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