Вымысел и реальность в (авто)биографиях Ильи Сельвинского: 1918–1920 годы

Abstract

There are still many gaps in the biography of Il’ia Sel’vinskii (1899-1968). Even if we consider the periods of his life that are relatively well studied, most of the texts offer us legends and contain much less verified facts and exact dates. The article investigates the years 1918–1920, about which much has been written, although the information from different sources does not coincide and some facts contradict others. Focusing on Sel’vinskii’s autobiographies and on his letters, diaries and other sources, the author tries to find out which facts are reliable, which are doubtful, and which are false.

Keywords

• il’ia sel’vinskii
• twentieth-century russian literature
• archive studies
• reliable sources
• crimea