А. Т. TVARDOVSKY IN ARTISTIC CONSCIOUSNESS OF V.P. ASTAF’EV
Victor V. Il’in, Oksana A. Novikova
Abstract
The article observes the attitude of V. Astaf’ev towards personality and works of A. Tvardovsky. Memorial notes of Astaf’ev demonstrate his respect towards Tvardovsky-poet and Tvardovsky-chief editor of “Novy Mir” magazine. A comparative analysis of works of two famous Russian traditionalist writers reveals certain typological analogies, literature connections and impacts. Writers’ works, research papers on the subject of the study, literary critical opinions as well as previously unpublished biographical facts of Astaf’ev, connected with his trip to Smolensk Region (1985) and testimonies of Tvardovsky’s daughter were used while writing this article. The presence of parallels and possible borrowings in the system of characters and motives of writers is established.