THE LYRICAL BASIS IN AUTOBIOGRAPHIC WORKS OF B. ZAITSEV AND K. PAUSTOVSKY ABOUT YOUTH

Abstract

The article aims to reveal the lyrical basis in autobiographic works of two Russian writers, one of them became a remarkable representative of the Russian Diaspora, the other one - of Soviet literature. The characters and situations from the tetralogy “The Gleb’s Journey” by B. Zaytsev and “The story of life” by K. Paustovsky are compared together with the realization of their literary destiny in young years. It is concluded that Gleb and Kostya consider the aims of their creative works differently, however, they are related by the understanding of their destiny and willingness to devote all their life to it.

Keywords

• Russian Diaspora
• Soviet literature
• autobiographic character
• creative works
• destiny