Literary landscapes around the writer's dachas of S.N. Sergeyev-Tsenskiy, I.S. Shmelev and K.G. Paustovskiy in the Crimea

Abstract

This article examines the works of S.N. Sergeyev-Tsensky, I.S. Shmelev and K.G. Paustovsky related to dacha themes and evoked by his own experience of living in dachas. The longest lived in the Crimea dacha (in the Professor's Corner near Alushta) Sergeev-Tsensky, who as early as 1906 on an acquired plot of land built himself a “studio” and planted trees. With some losses during the Great Patriotic War, the dacha survived to this day. The epistolary heritage of the writer, his novella “Peacock” and short stories are examined. Some years - the period when the Crimea was in the epicenter of the Civil War, in the dacha near Sergeyev-Tsenskiy lived I.S. Shmelev, who used to come to the Crimea before. The focus is on works written at an interval of 10 years — “The Grapes” (1913) and “The Sun of the Dead” (1923), as well as “Crimean Tales”. While the former deals with the life of the boarders, the latter describes one of the most tragic moments in Russian history, when the entire world order is being destroyed and the traditional foundations are crumbling. The works of K.G. Paustovsky, who repeatedly lived in the Crimean dachas, are also considered, which is reflected in his works, including the “Tale of a Life”. Literary landscapes are preserved and made the subject of study through the work of memorial museums of the authors in question.