Leonid Leonov Maksimovich

(19 (31) May 1899, Moscow, August 7, 1994, Moscow)
. Author of novels ( 'Badgers', . 'Thief', . 'Sot', . 'Skutarevsky', . 'Road to the Ocean', . 'Russian forest', . 'Pyramid'), . stories ( 'Petushihineky break', . 'Provincial History', . 'Evgenia Ivanovna' etc.), . stories ( 'Buryga', . 'Death Egorushka', . 'Jack of Diamonds', . 'Wooden Queen', . 'Care of Ham', . 'Tuatamur', etc.), . pieces ( 'Untilovsk', . 'Polovchanskie gardens', . 'Snowstorm', . 'Invasion', . 'Golden Carriage', etc.),
. A separate volume of his journalism, especially the brightest part of which belongs to the war years. The most significant works of the atrocities of the Nazis 1942-1943 gg. ( 'Unknown American Friend' (letters first and second), 'Rage', 'Note to the paragraph', etc.) and 1945. ( 'When cry Irma', 'The Nuremberg serpent', 'Ravenous preparing food', 'Gnomes science'). L. created a special genre of heroic and patriotic essay describes one of the first guerrilla movement in the Smolensk region - 'Your brother Volodya Kurylenko' (Red Army. 1942 -? 19 October). By Remark About. Mikhailova, an essay about the struggle and the death of the hero 'an alarm sounded' the whole country.

. Features of the poetics of the essay: focus on the dialogue with an imaginary person (built as an appeal to the young contemporary), creating a bright image emotional and sensual, the introduction of historical parallels, . describing the struggle of the homeland against the invaders (mentioned Alexander Nevsky, . present the image of 'hundredfold Borodino Patriotic War', . compares the battle on the Kalka, . its young hero Daniel and the Great Patriotic War, . its hero Kurylenko); antithetical ( 'son of a teacher in the Smolensk region' is opposed to the young Germans, . 'complete example of medieval meanness'); patriotism and the idea of national traditions; pathos, . propaganda and journalistic sharpness; combination faktografichnosti (given personal information about the hero, . excerpt from the military instrument - a partisan diary) and author of fiction (description of the conversation between Vladimir and his comrades, . description of the internal reasoning of character); focus on folklore and the style of ancient monuments, romantic imagery,
. Through the entire text are themes of courage of the Russian people, the theme of memory and speech, teachers and teaching.

Lit.: Leonov L. Articles Wartime .- M., 1946, Leonov A. Collected works in 10 tomah.-T. 10. Publicism. Fragments of the novel .- M., 1984; Leonov A. Current Affairs .- M., 1987, Leonov A. Your brother Volodya Kurylenko / / Literature Smolensk. Manual-reader for the literary study of local lore. 9 klass.-T. 2.-Smolensk, 1994; Stanislavleva In. N. L. Leonov - publicist: On the uniqueness of the artist's creative individuality .- M., 1974. S. 66-103; Vakhitova T. M. L. Leonov: Life and Work .- M., 1984; Asadullayev C. L. Leonov: "We were not born for war ...': On the journalistic work of writer / / New World. 1984 .-? 5.-C. 207 - 213; Groznova H. A. Creative L. Leonov and traditions of Russian classical literature: Essays .- M, 1987; Kovalev, A. The response for the future: A Leonov. Research and Materials .- Moscow, 1989; Hrulev In. Symbolism in prose Leonid Leonov .- Ufa, 1992; Leonid Leonov. Facets of creativity .- Birsk, 1995.