MEMOIRS AND NOTEBOOKS AS A SOURCE FOR STUDYING A.V. VAMPILOV’S WORK

The article is devoted to the issues of stu­dying the dramaturgical heritage of Alexander Valentinovich Vampilov, his creative laboratory, the histories of his plays’ promoting onto the pages of printed publications and the stages of central theaters. Three periods of A.V. Vampilov’s creative activity are considered within the framework of the theme. The first two are his student days and working in the newspaper: those are the time of absorbing the riches of literature, early prosaic experiments, accumulation of life experiences and mastering the literary skill. The third period is the work on plays. The article underlines the role of his atten­ding playwrights’ seminars and higher literary cour­ses in the formation and development of A.V. Vampilov’s dramaturgical gift. An attempt is made to view his work in the historical and cultural context of the time the plays were created. There were some contradictory trends in the development of culture during the Khrushchev thaw and Brezhnev social stagnation. The revival of cultural life was combined with the authorities’ desire to keep it within a rigid framework. The censorship’s impact on the culture is shown. The characteristic of the li­terary environment of Irkutsk of the 1960s is given. There is also revealed some specific features of A.V. Vampilov’s work. It is proved that a fact of life always serves as a basis of A.V. Vampilov’s plot. This article is relevant, due to the fact that A.V. Vampilov is the most gif­ted playwright of his time; his dramatic heritage is one of those central in the history of our literature. The novelty of the article is in the fact that the sources for the study of the above-listed issues are the memoirs of direct participants of the events, and the playwright’s notebooks as well. There are analyzed the memoirs of A.V. Vampilov’s classmates, of Irkutsk writers and journalists, heads of the creative seminars for young playwrights, theatre and publishing workers. The novelty of the work determines its scienti­fic and practical value. The conclusions and observations made in the article can be used for studying A.V. Vampilov’s work. The memoirs will help the interested readers to plunge into the atmosphere of those years.

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