CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH OF JOURNALIST NATALIA LOGUNOVA. FROM MEMOIRS "THREE ERAS"

In: RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. "Literary Theory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies" Series, Heft 10, S. 12-27

Abstract

The article deals with the memoirs of Natalia Apollinarievna Ivanova, married Logunova (1903–1972), a Russian journalist and writer who emigrated to the United States in the 1940s. The author analyzes the first part of her memoirs from the Columbia University Archives, covering her childhood and adolescence in pre-revolutionary Odessa. It is about the family of the memoirist, her gymnasium years, the first literary experiences, attempts to publish her first works. In addition, the historical events of the early twentieth century, which Logunova reflects on, and their impact on the life of the memoirist and her loved ones, are analyzed.