Scholarly Article
Signature of Femininity in Diary Records by Olga Bergholz from the Years 1939-1942
Komisaruk, Ewa
2016-05-10 · Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne · Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
Abstract
This article is based on the diary of a Russian poet, Olga Bergholz. Records from the years 1939-1942 are analyzed in detail. Records were developed in the period of Stalinist repression, and during the blockage of Leningrad. From a gender perspective, their reading allows situating the work of this poet in a new context. Soviet literary classic, Muse siege, eulogizing heroism of Leningrad residents, shows its second face - a face of a woman focused on everyday experience. The article analyzes notes on autothematism, love and categories of carnality.
Keywords
diary, gender perspective, besieged Leningrad, autothematism, sexuality, women's body
Citation Details
Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, pp. 277-289