Aksakov Sergei Timofeevich is a famous Russian writer, government official and public figure, literary and theater critic, memoirist, author of books about fishing and hunting, lepidopterist. Father of Russian writers and public figures Slavophiles: Konstantin, Ivan and Vera Aksakov. Corresponding Member of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Sergei Aksakov was born (September 20) on October 1, 1791 in the city of Ufa. He came from an old but poor noble family. His father Timofey Stepanovich Aksakov was a provincial official. Mother - Maria Nikolaevna Aksakova, nee Zubova, a very educated woman for her time and social circle.
Aksakov spent his childhood in Ufa and on the Novo-Aksakovo estate. Significant influence on the formation of Aksakov’s personality in early childhood provided by his grandfather Stepan Mikhailovich. Long walks into the forest or the steppe laid deep, powerful layers of impressions in him, which later, decades later, became inexhaustible sources artistic creativity. Little Aksakov loved listening to the stories of the serf nanny Pelageya, one of which he later processed into famous fairy tale « Scarlet flower" Memories of Aksakov’s childhood and youth formed the basis of his memoir-autobiographical trilogy: “Family Chronicle” (1856), “Childhood Years of Bagrov the Grandson” (1858), “Memoirs” (1856).
At the age of eight, in 1801, Aksakov was assigned to the Kazan gymnasium. There, with interruptions due to illness, he studied until 1804, after which, at the age of 14, he was transferred to the newly opened Kazan University. At the university, Aksakov successfully performed in amateur theater and published handwritten magazines “Arcadian Shepherds” and “Journal of Our Activities”. In them he published his first literary experiments - poems written in a naive and sentimental style.
Since 1806, Aksakov has been taking part in the activities of the “Society of Lovers of Russian Literature” at Kazan University. He interrupted his participation in it in June 1807 due to his move to St. Petersburg.
In St. Petersburg, Aksakov’s first rapprochement with literary figures took place. During these years, Aksakov lived sometimes in St. Petersburg, sometimes in Moscow, sometimes in the village. After his marriage (1816) to Olga Semyonovna Zaplatina, Aksakov tried to settle in the village. He lived with his parents for five years, but in 1820 he was separated, receiving Nadezhdino (Orenburg province) as his patrimony. Having moved to Moscow for a year, I lived in a wide, open house. Old literary connections were renewed and new ones were formed. Aksakov entered the writer's room and literary life Moscow. After spending a year in Moscow, Aksakov moved, for the sake of economy, to the Orenburg province and lived in the village until the fall of 1826.
In August 1826, Aksakov parted with the village forever. He visited here on visits, but, in essence, remained a resident of the capital until his death. In Moscow, he met with his old patron Shishkov, now the Minister of Public Education, and easily received the position of censor from him. Closeness with Pogodin expanded his circle of literary acquaintances. He was dismissed from the post of censor for what he omitted in I.V.’s magazine. Kireevsky "European" article "The Nineteenth Century". With Aksakov’s connections, it was not difficult for him to find a job, and the next year he received the position of inspector of the land surveying school, and then, when it was transformed into the Konstantinovsky Land Survey Institute, he was appointed its first director and organizer.
In 1839, Aksakov, secured by a large fortune that he inherited after the death of his father, left the service and, after some hesitation, never returned to it. During this time he wrote: a number of theater reviews in the “Dramatic Additions” to the “Moscow Bulletin” and several small articles in “Galatea” (1828 - 1830). His translation of Molière's "The Miser" was performed at the Moscow theater during Shchepkin's benefit performance. In 1830, his story “Recommendation of the Minister” was published in the Moscow Bulletin (without signature).
Finally, in 1834, his essay “Buran” appeared in the almanac “Dennitsa,” also without a signature. According to critics, this is the first work that talks about the real writer Aksakov. Since then, Aksakov’s work has developed smoothly and fruitfully.
Following “Buran”, “Family Chronicle” was started. Already in these years, a certain popularity surrounded Aksakov. His name enjoyed authority. The Academy of Sciences elected him more than once as a reviewer when awarding awards.
Temporarily leaving the “Family Chronicle”, he turned to natural science and hunting memories, and his “Notes on Angling Fish” (Moscow, 1847) was his first broad literary success. “Notes of a Gun Hunter of the Orenburg Province” was published in 1852 and aroused even more enthusiastic reviews than “Fish Fishing.” Among these reviews there is an article by I.S. Turgenev. Simultaneously with hunting memories and characteristics, stories about his childhood and his immediate ancestors were brewing in the author’s thoughts.
Soon after the publication of “Notes of a Gun Hunter,” new excerpts from the “Family Chronicle” began to appear in magazines, and in 1856 it was published as a separate book.
The joys of literary success softened the hardships of the last years of his life for Aksakov. The family's material well-being has been shaken; Aksakov's health was getting worse. He was almost blind - with stories and dictation of memories he filled the time that not so long ago he devoted to fishing, hunting and active communication with nature.
A number of works have already marked these recent years his life. First of all, “Family Chronicle” received its continuation in “The Childhood Years of Bagrov’s Grandson.”
Aksakov’s “Literary and Theatrical Memoirs,” included in “Miscellaneous Works,” are full of interesting small information and facts, but are infinitely far from Aksakov’s stories about his childhood. “The Story of My Acquaintance with Gogol” has a deeper meaning and could have had even greater significance if it had been completed.
These latest works written during the intervals of a serious illness, from which Aksakov died on April 30, 1859 in Moscow.
In 1991, when the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Aksakov was widely celebrated, the Writer’s Memorial House-Museum was opened in Ufa.
Few buildings can boast such rich history like this one wooden house near the Belaya River. It was built in the first half of the 18th century. The building housed the office of the Ufa governorship. The family of the writer’s maternal grandfather Nikolai Zubov also lived here. After the death of N.S. Zubov, the house was bought by the writer’s father, Timofey Aksakov.
In 1795, the whole family moved here for permanent residence. Here they lived until 1797. Children's first impressions of this house can be found in famous book Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov “Childhood years of Bagrov the grandson.” Here is an excerpt from this family chronicle:
“We lived then in provincial town Ufa and occupied a huge Zubin wooden house... The house was covered with planks, but not painted; it was darkened by the rains, and this whole mass had a very sad appearance. The house stood on a slope, so that the windows into the garden were very low from the ground, and the windows from the dining room to the street, on the opposite side of the house, rose three arshins above the ground; the front porch had more than twenty-five steps, and from it the Belaya River could be seen almost its entire width...”
Aksakov had special, warm memories associated with every corner of this house. This house is interesting in itself, as a wonderful example of 18th-century architecture.
Aksakov Sergei Timofeevich was born in 1791 in Ufa, and died in Moscow in 1859. This is a Russian writer, public figure, official, memoirist, literary critic, as well as the author of books about hunting and fishing, and collecting butterflies. He is the father of the Slavophiles, and the writers Ivan, Konstantin and Vera Aksakov.
In this article we will look at Aksakov's works in chronological order.
"Buran"
During 1820-1830 the main creative activity Sergei Timofeevich carried out translations, as well as literary and theatrical criticism, and created several poems. He wrote his first significant work only in 1833. This was the essay "Buran", published a year later anonymously in an almanac called "The Right Hand". The basis of this work by Aksakov is real event, which the writer knew about from the words of his eyewitnesses. This essay already carried the main features of the author’s subsequent work, the main one of which was an interest in reality. This work already outlines the characteristic properties of Aksakov’s poetics, by which we recognize this author. S. Mashinsky wrote about this creation that the picture of the storm was painted with such expressive power, laconic colors and courageous simplicity, as only Pushkin could write in prose until then.
After publication, the work received very high marks from various critics. Alexander Sergeevich himself appreciated Aksakov’s description of the snowstorm. Later, 20 years later, Leo Tolstoy would turn to the experience of this author when creating the story “Blizzard”.
We continue to describe Aksakov’s works. The list will be supplemented by “Notes” about hunting and fishing. From the end of the 1830s, Aksakov’s life began new period. He, as he dreamed, left public service, focusing entirely on managing family and business affairs.
"Notes on Fishing"
Aksakov's works underwent significant thematic changes in the 40s. Then he began to create a “Family Chronicle”, and later, in 1845, he decided to write a book dedicated to fishing. Work on it was completed a year later, and in 1847 it was published under the title “Notes on Fishing.” In form, this work is a selection of essays by a fisherman. This creation of Aksakov was also met with unanimous approval. A significantly expanded and revised edition was published in 1854 under the title “Notes on Fishing,” and two years later a third appeared.
"Notes of a Gun Hunter"
Aksakov’s works, the list of which we are compiling, will be supplemented by a book entitled “Notes of a Gun Hunter.” In 1849, Sergei Timofeevich began working on a work about hunting. It was published in 1852. In style, this creation resembled the previous one: its chapters were essays. This book also soon became popular, and the circulation of this work was instantly sold out. And again, rave reviews from various critics, including Gogol, Turgenev, Chernyshevsky.
"Family Chronicle"
In 1840, Aksakov began creating the Family Chronicle. However, then his attention switched to the above-mentioned books about hunting and fishing, and only in 1852 did work on these memoirs resume.
Individual episodes of Aksakov’s work were published as they were written in periodicals. A short excerpt already in 1846 it was published, and in 1854 the first episode from the “Family Chronicle” appeared in “Moskvityanin”, followed by the fourth (in “Russian Conversation” in 1856) and the fifth (in “Russian Messenger” in 1856) . At the same time, “Memoirs” was published, which later became the third, separate book of the trilogy.
The second edition, published in 1856, included two more excerpts from this work, which finally acquired its final form.
The release of "Family Chronicle" was associated with censorship friction. Aksakov also feared the reaction of his neighbors and relatives who did not want publicity family secrets. Therefore, the writer changed many geographical names and faces. The book introduces the reader to a picture of landowner life in the provinces. took an important place in Russian literature, met with enthusiastic reception from critics and readers alike.
"Childhood years of Bagrov-grandson"
This work was created in the period from 1854 to 1856. The author wanted to create a unique book for children, which should be written as if for adults, without being adjusted to the age of the audience, with a lack of moralizing. The birth of this work by Aksakov for children occurred in 1858. The book shows the transformation inner world hero with age.
Aksakov's fairy tales, the list of which consists, strictly speaking, of only one work, are considered by some for some reason to be numerous. This is understandable: only an experienced author could create such a beautiful fairy tale. Aksakov was very experienced, but worked mainly in other genres. This work was placed by the author as an appendix to the book “The Childhood Years of Bagrov the Grandson.” Aksakov's works for children, as you can see, are few in number, but very interesting and popular even today.
The concept of "The Scarlet Flower" is artistic treatment(not the first) of the famous story about the meeting of beauty and the beast. It was published many times separately, becoming the most published work of Sergei Timofeevich and creating the myth of “Aksakov’s fairy tale.”
Other works
Work on the trilogy inspired the writer, who conceived the idea of another memoir work dedicated to the period of his life in 1820-1830. He, however, did not have time to bring it to life, but in the course of his work he created a number of interesting memoir essays. “Acquaintance with Derzhavin”, “Biography of M. N. Zagoskin” and “Memories of M. N. Zagoskin” appeared in 1852.
In the period from 1856 to 1858, the author created memoir essays that continued the series about A. S. Shishkov, Ya. E. Shusherin and G. R. Derzhavin. This book was published in “Russian Conversation” in parts, and then, in 1858, was included in the collection entitled “Miscellaneous Works of S. T. Aksakov.” This time the memoirs were greeted without enthusiasm by critics, including N. A. Dobrolyubov. The author was accused of partiality and subjectivity in relation to his friends from his youth.
Latest works
“Collecting Butterflies” is a story written in 1858 for the collection “Bratchina,” a charity publication for the benefit of students at Kazan University. This creation is thematically related to the author’s university memoirs. It was born after his death. Aksakov, 4 months before his death, dictated another work - “Essay winter day". "Meeting with the "Martinists" was the last creation published during the life of Sergei Timofeevich and published in "Russian Conversation" in 1859.
The Aksakov or Oksakov family, as they were called in the old days, was ancient and went back to the noble Varangian who moved to Rus' in the 11th century with his retinue. Among the Aksakovs there were boyars, governors, and generals, but the most famous was the name of Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov, a Russian writer.
Seryozha Aksakov was a very gifted boy. At the age of four he was already reading well, and at the age of five he was reciting poems by Sumarokov and Kheraskov by heart, retelling in his own way and even acting out the tales of “A Thousand and One Nights.”
Aksakov was interested in literature and theater and student years at Kazan University, and in the first years of service in St. Petersburg. Later, having already moved to Moscow, being a censor of the Moscow Censorship Committee and an employee of the Moskovsky Vestnik magazine, he became a famous theater critic and was the first to appreciate the talent of M.S. Shchepkin and P.S. Mochalov.
Sergei Timofeevich realized his literary calling very late and wrote his first books when he was already well over fifty. At this time, S.T. Aksakov was the father of a large and friendly family, the hospitable owner of the house, where all the literary, theatrical and musical Moscow gathered. Friends (and among them were N.V. Gogol, M.N. Zagoskin, I.S. Turgenev, young L.N. Tolstoy) admired Aksakov Sr.’s stories about Russian antiquity, about family legends, about the beauty of the land that he , a passionate hunter and fisherman, knew better than anyone. 
To the author's fiction “the soul was not lying down”, and therefore in his books S.T. Aksakov simply talked about what he knew and loved best. “Notes on Fishing” (1847) and “Notes of a Gun Hunter of the Orenburg Province” (1852) captivated readers and critics with the accuracy and subtlety of observations of the life of nature and the poetry of language.
Anyone who wants to know what Russia was like in the old years should read S.T. Aksakov’s books “Family Chronicle” (1856) and “Childhood years of Bagrov the grandson, serving as a continuation of “Family Chronicle”” (1858).
The writer, without inventing anything, slowly and simply tells the story of his family. About how freely people once lived in the Ufa steppes, how bright and transparent the rivers were, how fresh and green the forests were, and how the nightingales sang all night in the spring, not letting them sleep... People, the ancient Russian district nobility, lived in harmony with the whole of God’s world. , who knew a lot about work, and fun, and everything.
In the appendix to “Childhood Years...” there was a fairy tale “The Scarlet Flower” - perhaps the kindest and wisest of all fairy tales written in Russian.
Fate left Aksakov very little time for creativity. My health was failing, my eyes were weakening (I had to dictate). But the inner vision became more and more bright, the language became more and more flexible and expressive.
S.T. Aksakov died without completing everything he had in mind. But what he managed was enough. He was loved by his contemporaries and his descendants love him. Everyone who reads his books finds peace of mind and joy. And the more time passes, the stronger the anxiety for the fate of the Earth and people, the more dear Aksakov’s word is to us and the more important his advice is:
From a message to M.A. Dmitriev, 1850
Margarita Pereslegina
WORKS OF S.T.AKSAKOV
COLLECTED WORKS: In 3 volumes - M.: Khudozh. lit., 1986.
Everyone knows S.T. Aksakov - “singer native nature"and storyteller. But few people know his most interesting “Literary and Theatrical Memoirs,” which sound unexpectedly modern now that the Russian theater is 250 years old. Don’t miss also “The Story of My Acquaintance with Gogol,” which contains not only memories of Sergei Timofeevich’s great friend, but also correspondence with him. Therefore, read all three volumes from cover to cover.
THE SCARLET FLOWER: The Tale of the Housekeeper Pelageya // Fairy tales of Russian writers. - M.: Reading Circle, 2001. - P. 64-89.
THE SCARLET FLOWER: The Tale of the Housekeeper Pelageya / Preface. A. Sharova; Rice. L. Ionova. - M.: Det. lit., 1985. - 32 p.: ill.
“In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a rich merchant, an eminent man.
...and that merchant had three daughters, all three were beautiful, and the youngest was the best..."
A merchant gathered for trade overseas and promised each of his daughters whatever gift she wanted. And the smallest, most beloved, - “a scarlet flower, which could not be more beautiful in this world...”
CHILDHOOD YEARS OF BAGROV-GRANDSON; SCARLET FLOWER. - M.: AST: Olympus, 1998. - 553 p. - (School of classics: Book for students and teachers).
CHILDHOOD YEARS OF BAGROV-GRANDSON: Tale / Artist. A. Itkin. - M.: Det. lit., 2001. - 349 pp.: ill. - (School library).
Aksakov’s memory preserved all the events of his childhood: from the first years of infancy to early adolescence. The love and affection of a mother, “hunting trips” with her father, all the sounds, smells and colors of the steppe region live in the book, as if two centuries have not passed since then...
STORIES ABOUT NATIVE NATURE / Intro. Art. N. Pakhomova; Rice. G. Nikolsky. - M.: Det. lit., 1988. - 142 pp.: ill. 
S.T. Aksakov’s early essay “Buran”, chapters from the story “Childhood of Bagrov the Grandson”, chapters from “Notes on Fishing” and “Notes of a Gun Hunter of the Orenburg Province” are very good for a first acquaintance with the writer’s prose.
FAMILY CHRONICLE; CHILDREN'S YEARS OF BAGROV-GRANDSON / Intro. Art. A. Khomyakova; Artist I. Falaleev. - M.: Novator, 1996. - 387 p.
“Family Chronicle” tells about two generations of the Aksakov family, called here the Bagrovs, with their children and household members, peasants and servants. At the end of the 18th century family traditions, the way of life of the Russian estate was still majestic and unshakable. The author conveyed priceless details of antiquity with care and love.
Margarita Pereslegina
LITERATURE ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF S.T.AKSAKOV
Abramtsevo: State. history-art. and lit. museum-reserve. - M.: Sov. Russia, 1981. - 217 pp.: ill.
Aksakov Sergey Timofeevich // Theater: Encyclopedia. - M.: OLMA-PRESS, 2002. - pp. 12-13.
Arzumanova O. Abramtsevo during the Aksakovs // Museum-Reserve “Abramtsevo”: Essay-guide. - M.: Illustrate. art, 1984. - pp. 15-72.
Bogdanov V. Formation of man // Aksakov S. Childhood years of Bagrov-grandson; Garin-Mikhailovsky N. Childhood Themes; Stanyukovich K. Stories; Mamin-Sibiryak D. Stories. - M.: Det. lit., 1994. - pp. 3-13. - (B-ka world lit. for children).
Voitolovskaya E. S. T. Aksakov in the circle of classical writers: Doc. essays. - M.: Det. lit., 1982. - 220 pp.: ill.
A brief chronicle of the life and work of S.T. Aksakov; Materials for the biography of S.T. Aksakov; Criticism about the work of S.T. Aksakov // Aksakov S. Childhood years of Bagrov-grandson; Scarlet flower. - M.: AST: Olympus, 1998. - P. 356-482.
Mann Yu. Aksakov Sergey Timofeevich // Russian writers: Biogr. Dictionary: In 2 volumes - M.: Education, 1990. - T. 1. - P. 22-24.
Mann Y. The Aksakov Family: Ist.-lit. essay. - M.: Det. lit., 1992. - 384 p.
Mashinsky S. S. T. Aksakov: Life and creativity. - Ed. 2nd. - M.: Artist. lit., 1973. - 575 pp.: ill.
Nizovsky A. Abramtsevo // Estates of Russia. - M.: Veche, 2005. - P. 3-9.
Pakhomov N. Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov // Russian writers in Moscow. - M.: Moscow. worker, 1987. - pp. 147-165.
Sokolov-Mikitov I. Honestly// Sokolov-Mikitov I. Collection. Op.: In 4 vols. - L.: Khudozh. lit., 1987. - T. 4. - P. 214-219.
Starodub K. Aksakov Sergey Timofeevich // Starodub K. Literary Moscow: Historical and local history. encyclopedia for schoolchildren. - M.: Education, 1997. - P. 17-19.
Sharov A. Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov // Sharov A. Wizards come to people. - M.: Det. lit., 1985. - pp. 21-49.
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SCREEN ADAPTATIONS OF S.T.AKSAKOV’S WORKS
- FICTION FILMS -
Scarlet Flower: Based on the fairy tale of the same name by S.T. Aksakov. Scene N. Ryazantseva. Dir. I. Povolotskaya. Comp. E. Denisov. USSR, 1977. Cast: L. Durov, A. Demidova, A. Abdulov and others.
A fairy tale about a merchant's daughter and a mysterious flower: Based on the fairy tale “The Scarlet Flower” by S.T. Aksakov. Dir. V.Grammatikov. Comp. A. Muravlev. USSR-Germany-Denmark, 1991. Cast: E. Temnikova, R. Shegurov, L. Ovchinnikova, I. Yasulovich and others.
- ANIMATION MOVIES -
Scarlet Flower: Based on the fairy tale of the same name by S.T. Aksakov. Scene G.Grebner. Dir. L. Atamanov. Comp. N. Budashkin. USSR, 1952. The roles were voiced by: S. Lukyanov, A. Konsovsky and others.
Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov
S.T. Aksakov - worldwide famous writer, standing on a par with the generally recognized Russian classics. Public figure, literary and theater critic, memoirist. He is also a great family man, the father of a large and respected family, a nature lover, an avid hunter and fisherman.
Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov was born in Ufa, in the family of the prosecutor of the zemstvo court, Timofey Stepanovich Aksakov, and the daughter of the assistant to the Orenburg governor, Maria Nikolaevna Zubova. The family had five children.
Thanks to his mother, he discovered the world of literature. Seryozha grew up in the atmosphere great love and care and was very inquisitive and gifted child: loved to act out plays from The Arabian Nights, recite poetry, and took up reading early. Seryozha inherited his love for nature from his father.
He received a good education for his time: in 1801 he was assigned to the Kazan gymnasium, and in 1804 he became a student at the newly opened Kazan University. During his student years, Seryozha began to write and became interested in theater. Together with his friend Alexander Panaev, he published handwritten magazines “Arcadian Shepherds” and “Journal of Our Knowledge”.
One of the hobbies of student Aksakov was collecting butterflies, which, although not for long, completely dominated him and left a deep impression in his memory. Sergei Aksakov and his friend Alexander Panaev collected a whole collection in the vicinity of Kazan, which later, in the summer of 1806, was replenished with new specimens caught by student Sergei Aksakov on vacation in his native estate Aksakovo in the Simbirsk province.
In 1808, Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov moved to St. Petersburg, where he received the position of translator in the commission for drafting laws. There he became close to the poet G.R. Derzhavin, writer, admiral and statesman A.S. Shishkov and other literary and theatrical figures, showing great interest in the art of recitation.
In 1812, Aksakov returned to his native estate in the village of Aksakovo (Znamenskoye), visiting St. Petersburg and Moscow from time to time.
In 1816, Aksakov married the daughter of Suvorov’s general, Olga Semenovna Zaplatina, and the young family settled in the village of Aksakovo (Znamenskoye) in the Buguruslan district of the Orenburg province.
In 1821, Sergei Timofeevich, together with his wife and children, went to the Nadezhdino estate in the Belebeevsky district of the Orenburg province. He devoted himself entirely to his favorite pastimes: rifle hunting, fishing, correspondence with Moscow friends and reading books and magazines.
He and his wife had four sons: Konstantin, Gregory, Ivan, Mikhail and seven daughters: Vera, Olga, Nadezhda, Anna, Lyubov, Maria, Sophia.
The family was friendly. Its existence rested on the coordination of the inclinations of all its members, on the harmony of moods and views. The family read aloud a lot, organized children's costume parties and performed plays.
In 1826, the family of Sergei Timofeevich settled in Moscow. A strong passion for theater contributed to his friendship with many theater workers and his development as a theater critic. In 1827, Aksakov received the position of censor of the Moscow Censorship Committee. In 1833, he became an inspector at the land surveying school, and then director of the Konstantinovsky Land Survey Institute.
But Aksakov left his service in 1839, devoting himself entirely to literary activity and communicating with friends.
The doors of the Aksakovs' house were always open for guests. Among the regular guests here were writers N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev, historian M.P. Pogodin, actor M.S. Shchepkin. The house in Moscow and the Abramtsevo estate near Moscow, acquired in 1843, became a unique cultural center, where writers and actors, journalists and critics, historians and philosophers met.
His first notable experience in prose was his essay “Buran,” published in 1834. Main direction literary creativity S.T. Aksakov from this moment on - realism.
In the fifties, the health of S.T. Aksakov’s condition deteriorated sharply, but despite his impending blindness, he continued to work. His autobiographical books, “Family Chronicle” (1856) and “Childhood Years of Bagrov the Grandson” (1858), written on the basis of childhood memories and family legends, became especially popular. The fairy tale “The Scarlet Flower,” written for Olenka’s granddaughter, was published in 1858. Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov died on May 12, 1859 in Moscow.
Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov became known throughout the world as a master of the biographical genre. In his books, he wrote about the traditions of his family, his impressions of nature, what he knew and remembered well. He had an extraordinary gift for storytelling, observation, accuracy and simplicity of language, which brought him well-deserved recognition. Name S.T. Aksakov took its rightful place in the history of Russian literature.
Chief librarian for local history work of the Ulyanovsk State Budgetary Institution regional library for children and youth named after S.T. Aksakova" Klopkova Olga Vasilievna
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Publications:
- Klopkova, O.V. Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov: [life and work of S.T. Aksakova; Aksakov places of Russia]; Quiz “S.T. Aksakov and Simbirsk region"] / O.V. Klopkova // Writers-anniversaries: teaching aid/aut.-state O.Yu. Feoktistova, S.I. Savinkov. - M.: LLC “Young Local Historian”, 2016. - (Local History Exhibition, 2016). - Supplement to the magazine “Young Local Historian”. - pp. 13-20. (
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Kichina, T.E. With the name Aksakov: [about “choral support” in promoting the name of S. T. Aksakov in the Ulyanovsk region] / T. E. Kichina // Simbirsk. - 2014. - No. 7. - P. 58-61: photo. ()
- Presentation “What a scarlet flower you are!” To the 155th anniversary of the fairy tale “The Scarlet Flower” by S.T. Aksakova.
Aksakov path...: collection of materials based on the results of the interregional scientific and practical conference “IV Aksakov Readings”, dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the birth of S.T. Aksakova / compiled by E. A. Moshkova; Ulyanovsk Regional Library for Children and Youth named after S.T. Aksakova. - Ulyanovsk, 2016. - 158 p. ()
Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov: biobibliogr. decree. / comp. T. V. Revyakina; Ulyan. region b-ka for children and youth. - Ulyanovsk, 2007. - 32 p. : ill. - (Writers of our region). ( )
Aksakovs and Simbirsk region: annotated recommendation list/ compiled by I. V. Bobyleva; Ulyanovsk Regional Library for Children and Youth named after S. T. Aksakov. - Ulyanovsk, 2016. - 12 p. (
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Collecting butterflies : methodological recommendations based on work on S. T. Aksakov’s essay “Butterflies” / compiled by O. V. Klopkova; Ulyanovsk Regional Library for Children and Youth named after S. T. Aksakov. - 2012. - 64 p. ( )
Russian writer.
Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov was born on September 20 (October 1), 1791 in the family of Timofey Stepanovich Aksakov (1759-1832), a representative of an old but poor noble family.
The future writer spent his childhood in and around his father's family estate. In 1799-1804 he studied at the Kazan gymnasium, and from 1804 at the newly formed Kazan University.
In 1807, without completing his university course, S. T. Aksakov moved to, then to. He worked as a translator for the Law Drafting Commission. At this time, his first rapprochement with literary circles occurred.
In subsequent years, S. T. Aksakov lived in, then in, then in the village. During his stay in 1821, he managed to enter the writing and literary environment.
In 1827-1832, S. T. Aksakov served as a censor, in 1833-1838 he was an inspector of the land surveying school, with the transformation of which into the Konstantinovsky Land Survey Institute he became its director. In 1839, having inherited his father's fortune, he left the service.
Since 1843, S. T. Aksakov lived mainly on his estate near Moscow. M. S. Shchepkin visited him here. Aksakov’s memoirs “The History of My Acquaintance with”, first published in 1890, occupy a prominent place in Russian memoir literature.
In the 2nd half of the 1820s - early 1830s, S. T. Aksakov was engaged in theater criticism, spoke out against the epigones of classicism and routine in performing arts, calling on actors for “simplicity” and “naturalness” of performance.
In 1834, S. T. Aksakov published his essay “Buran” in the almanac “Dennitsa”, which marked the beginning of his writing activity. In his first books - “Notes on Fishing” (1847), “Notes of a Gun Hunter of the Orenburg Province” (1852), “Stories and Memoirs of a Hunter about Various Hunts” (1855), - initially intended for a narrow circle of fishing and hunting lovers, S. T. Aksakov proved himself as a writer who owns wealth folk word and subtle observation, like a soulful poet of Russian nature.
The main place in the legacy of S. T. Aksakov is occupied by autobiographical fiction, based entirely on “memories of a former life” and family traditions. His outstanding writing talent was most fully revealed in the books “Family Chronicle” (1856) and “Childhood Years of Bagrov the Grandson” (1858), created on the basis of memories and family legends. Based on the history of three generations of the Bagrov family, the author recreated in them the landowner life of the late 18th century in its everyday life. He had a significant influence on the writer’s work.
In the last years of his life, S. T. Aksakov also created such memoirs as “Literary and Theatrical Memoirs”, “Meetings with the Martinists”.
S. T. Aksakov died on April 30 (May 12), 1859. Initially he was buried in the Simonov Monastery. After its destruction in 1930, the writer’s remains were moved to the Novodevichy cemetery.
