“STUDYING Solzhenitsyn” ALMANAC

The almanac Studying Solzhenitsyn seeks to encourage creative interaction between professional scholars engaged in examining the life and works of the writer and his interested readers. It features new publications drawn from the writer’s papers, various documents bearing on his biography and his life as a man of letters, reminiscences about him and his times, analyses of specific works or of the links between them, considerations of the guiding principles in Solzhenitsyn’s creative development as a writer, of his place in the history of literature and culture, and of the role he has played in the historical events of the twentieth century as well as in the Russia of today.

Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 8 (2021)

336 pp.

This issue presents, for the first time, Solzhenitsyn’s recollections of his young adulthood, as well as a number of his private letters; materials from the Soviet government’s 1974 criminal case against the author; and other documents from the Russian State Archives. Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on important recent editions of the writer’s works, new research publications and study aids, exhibits, conferences, and on the latest (2020) award of the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature. The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 7 (2019)

360 pp.

This issue presents, for the first time, Solzhenitsyn’s recollections of his school years; archival documents pertaining to the awarding of the Nobel Prize to Solzhenitsyn 50 years ago; the author’s correspondence with Heinrich Böll (1968–82); photographic materials relating to Solzhenitsyn’s military career; and the reflections of Ignat Solzhenitsyn, the author’s son, on Aleksandr Chaikovsky’s opera “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich”. Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on the latest editions of Solzhenitsyn’s works, on new scholarly studies or conferences focused on Solzhenitsyn, on special exhibits or permanent museum installations bearing on the writer, on new or imminent theatrical, cinematic, or musical interpretations of his works, and on the latest (2017 and 2018) awards of the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature. The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

 
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Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 6 (2018)  

408 pp.

This issue presents, for the first time, Solzhenitsyn’s recollections of his childhood years and his “long-lost miniature”; selections from the author’s correspondence with Gregory (Afonsky), OCA Bishop of Alaska (1975–79); archival documents illuminating Solzhenitsyn’s military career; and documents pertaining to the author’s 50th-birthday celebrations in 1968. Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on the latest editions of Solzhenitsyn’s works, on new scholarly studies or conferences focused on Solzhenitsyn, on special exhibits or permanent museum installations bearing on the writer, on new or imminent theatrical, cinematic, or musical interpretations of his works, and on the latest (2017 and 2018) awards of the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature. The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

 
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Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 5 (2016)

376 pp.

This issue presents, for the first time, sketches from Solzhenitsyn’s “Literary Collection” series (on A.A. Akhmatova) and selections from the author’s correspondence with L.K. Chukovskaya (1980–93) and V.G. Rasputin (1994–2007). Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on the latest editions of Solzhenitsyn’s works, on new scholarly studies or conferences focused on Solzhenitsyn, on special exhibits or permanent museum installations bearing on the writer, on new or imminent theatrical, cinematic, or musical interpretations of his works, and on the latest (2016) award of the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature. The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

 
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Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 4 (2015)  

296 pp.

This issue presents, for the first time, a sketch from Solzhenitsyn’s “Literary Collection” series (on the plays of A.N. Ostrovsky), letters from exile to M.V. Skorogliadova-Kramer (1953–55) and selections from the author’s correspondence with V.A. Favorsky and M.V. Favorskaya-Shakhovskaya (1964–65) and N.M. Anichkova (1963–64). Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on the latest editions of Solzhenitsyn’s works, on new scholarly studies or conferences focused on Solzhenitsyn, on special exhibits or permanent museum installations bearing on the writer, on new or imminent theatrical, cinematic, or musical interpretations of his works, and on the latest (2015) award of the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature. The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

 
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Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 3 (2014)

304 pp. 

This issue presents, for the first time, a sketch from Solzhenitsyn’s “Literary Collection” series (on Goncharov’s Precipice) and selections from the author’s correspondence with L.K. Chukovskaya (1977–79), A.Ya. Yashin (1967–68), and I.N. Medvedeva-Tomashevskaya (1967–73). Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on the latest editions of Solzhenitsyn’s works, on new scholarly studies or conferences focused on Solzhenitsyn, on special exhibits or permanent museum installations bearing on the writer, on new or imminent theatrical, cinematic, or musical interpretations of his works, and on the latest (2014) award of the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature. The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

 
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Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 2 (2013)

344 pp.

This issue presents, for the first time, a sketch from Solzhenitsyn’s “Literary Collection” series (on M.A. Bulgakov) and selections from the author’s correspondence with Y.S. Bulgakova (1962–68), L.K. Chukovskaya (1967–74) and N.G. Gubko (1963–68). Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on the latest editions of Solzhenitsyn’s works, on new scholarly studies or conferences focused on Solzhenitsyn, on special exhibits or permanent museum installations bearing on the writer, on new or imminent theatrical, cinematic, or musical interpretations of his works, and on the latest (2013) award of the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature. The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

 
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Studying Solzhenitsyn, No. 1 (2012)

344 pp.

This issue presents, for the first time, two sketches from Solzhenitsyn’s “Literary Collection” series (on N.S. Leskov and V.P. Astafyev) and selections from the author’s correspondence with L.K. Chukovskaya (1974–77).  Sections detailing current goings-on in the Solzhenitsyn space include information on the latest editions of Solzhenitsyn’s works, on new scholarly studies or conferences focused on Solzhenitsyn, on special exhibits or permanent museum installations bearing on the writer, on new or imminent theatrical, cinematic, or musical interpretations of his works, and on the latest (2011 and 2012) awards of The Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize in Literature.  The issue is rounded out by reproductions of handwritten manuscripts and by photographs.

 
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