With whom else, besides writers, is the world of literary criticism connected? Of course, with researchers and philologists who analyze and interpret literary texts, find hidden, encrypted meanings in them, make them as understandable as possible for a new generation of readers. Volgin Igor Leonidovich is not only a writer and historian, but also a well-known dignitary who reveals to the world the complex works of Fyodor Mikhailovich. This researcher, his biography and areas of activity will be discussed further.
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Volgin Igor Leonidovich, in addition to all of the above, is also a candidate of historical and doctor of philological sciences. He is an honorary member of such associations as the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and the International Society of F.M. Dostoevsky (where he is Deputy Prime Minister since the summer of 2010). As a professor, he conducts numerous lectures in higher educational institutions, for example, at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov at the Faculty of Journalism, as well as at the Literary Institute. A.M. Gorky. Volgin Igor Leonidovich is the current presenter in the television programs "Context" and "The Game of Beads", which are broadcast on the channel "Russia - Culture".
Basic information from the biography
Igor Leonidovich was born in Molotov in 1942. His parents, father, Volgin Leonid Samuilovich, a journalist by profession, and his mother, Volgina Rakhil Lvovna, who works as a proofreader, were brought here during the evacuation. In 1959, Igor Leonidovich graduated from the eleventh grade of a Moscow school, after which he entered Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov at the Faculty of History. Even before the start of his serious research activities, as a simple student, Igor Volgin, whose poems were to the taste of society, gained fame as a poet.
Achievements in the literary field
Where did Igor Leonidovich Volgin first debut? His poetry was first published in periodicals: “New World”, “October”, “Moscow”, “Izvestia”, “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, “Arion”, “Questions of Literature” and others. Then Igor Volgin, whose poems became increasingly popular, released the first collection entitled “Excitement” (1965). Igor Leonidovich was also one of the founders and participants of the famous literary readings “at Mayakovka”, as well as the founder of one of the most respected associations of writers and poets called “Moscow State University Luch”, from under which such modern authors as Dmitry Bykov, Evgeny Bunimovich, Vadim Stepantsov, Elena Isaeva, Vera Pavlova and many others.
More on poems by I.L. Volgina
As a poet Igor Volgin established himself in literary circles for a long time and firmly. In his own interviews, Igor Leonidovich admits that he cannot really explain to himself and others such categories as “creativity”, “inspiration”, “artist”. Referring to quotes from the works of Pushkin and Akhmatova about poets and poetry, Volgin nevertheless states that all this is a game, mysterious, incomprehensible, irrational, in which any word, action, phenomenon can serve as an impulse to create a truly ingenious masterpiece. Volgin Igor Leonidovich also published collections of poems “Ring Road” (1970), “Six Mornings” (1975), “Personal Data” (2015).
Advances in Science and Research
Most fully and vividly, Igor Volgin, whose biography defines him as a tirelessly active person, expressed himself in the scientific field. He is the author of over 250 research papers, most of which are known not only in Russia but also abroad, translated into many foreign languages and recognized by the world community and various philological associations. The main sphere of Volgin’s keen interest and careful study is the creativity and fate of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.
It was these topics that Igor Leonidovich’s Ph.D. thesis, called “The Diary of a Writer,” by F.M. Dostoevsky. History of the publication ”, and subsequently a large number of other works, monographs and books, the main of which are“ The Last Year of Dostoevsky. Historical notes "," Hesitating over the abyss. Dostoevsky and the Russian Revolution ”,“ Born in Russia. Dostoevsky and contemporaries: life in documents ”,“ The missing plot. Dostoevsky and the political process. ” The researches of the scientist, recognized as classical throughout the world, combine thorough historicism and an innovative, bold scientific search.
What did Igor Volgin say in numerous interviews with reporters? He spoke of Dostoevsky as follows: “Dostoevsky is a religious writer, one of the most profound Orthodox thinkers, who embodied the Orthodox idea in the real artistic context of his novels.” However, at the same time, the researcher urged not to consider the works of Fyodor Mikhailovich only in this one-line direction. For Igor Leonidovich, the works of Dostoevsky are the centers of intersection of many life spheres at once. If you see in the books of the great writer the arrangement and artistic interpretation of only biblical plots and situations, then a significant part of the novels and stories, and even the worldview of Dostoevsky, will remain unsolved, which is fundamentally wrong.
Teaching activities
Igor Leonidovich, as already mentioned, is an active professor at a number of well-known Moscow higher educational institutions, holds lectures and seminars, and organizes active work with students. He teaches the course “History of Russian Journalism of the XIX Century”, conducts poetry evenings and classes devoted to literary criticism.
Volgin in his views on modern youth is categorical. He believes that today young people, especially before reaching adulthood, just need to impose the fundamental foundations of at least the cultural minimum on which the state and its national consciousness are based. Otherwise, according to Igor Leonidovich, there is a serious risk of losing the younger generation, who are already actively choosing modern stamped films and morally corrupting programs, which are shown on screens in large numbers.
Telecasts with Igor Volgin
Igor Leonidovich is the leader not only of such cultural and developmental programs as “The Bead Game” and “Context”. In addition to them, Volgin released a number of copyrighted projects of small overall duration. These include a film about Nikolai Zabolotsky, consisting of two episodes, as well as the program “Life and Death of Dostoevsky”, which includes 12 issues, the premiere of which was broadcast on the TV channel “Culture”.
The “Bead Game” with Igor Volgin is a serious intellectual program devoted to issues of literature and literary criticism. In one issue, the duration of which is 40 minutes, the host manages to discuss with the invited guests, philologists, critics, directors, producers, cultural experts, key works of world and national culture. The main task, according to Volgin, is not to tell about everything - to do it in such a short time is still unrealistic, given that real discussions, for example, about War and Peace, Faust, Divine Comedy, etc. , can even last hundreds of years, but to arouse interest in the viewer, to force him to pick up a book after watching a television program and start reading it. It is curious that Igor Leonidovich himself created a list of works that are submitted for discussion. The administration of the channel can make its own adjustments, however, as a rule, they turn out to be insignificant.
What audience is covered by the program “Bead Game” with Igor Volgin? The presenter himself claims that not only doctors, librarians, teachers, and other representatives of society, traditionally referred to as intelligentsia, like this TV show, as well as Context, which is no longer an author’s project, but the official brainchild of the channel. Viewers of different social strata, according to Igor Leonidovich, no longer want to see “soap operas”, but prefer to develop, enlighten and learn new things.
Awards
For his active literary and research activities, Volgin was awarded the Order of Friendship, which is presented as a contribution to the development of Russian art and culture. In addition, Igor Leonidovich received an award from the Government of Russia for a series of studies entitled “Dostoevsky’s Documentary Biography”, the national television award for the telecast “The Bead Game”, the “Thinking Reed” award, which is international, as well as a number of other awards.
Family life
Igor Volgin, whose personal life is much less interesting to a wide circle of inhabitants than the ups and downs in the relationship of music and movie stars, is a good husband, despite the fact that his chosen one is much younger than her husband. From numerous videos and photographs on social networks, it becomes obvious that the couple is truly happy, despite the significant difference in age: traveling together, visiting museums and exhibitions, and constant cultural education are proof of this. What kind of woman was able to fall in love with such a versatile and erudite person as Igor Leonidovich Volgin? Katya’s wife is that young girl who has become a muse for a man much older than herself. It is curious that in this Volgin repeated the fate of his idol, Dostoevsky, whose biography also contains love for a young person.
Outlook on life
Igor Volgin is a person who knows how to set goals and achieve them. The writer insists that if it is not possible to complete everything (in his opinion, this will never be achieved), then at least a minimum program must be done. His attitude to the world, his position in life, the essence of his existence lies in the works devoted to Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and other famous authors, therefore, in order to better understand Igor Leonidovich, it is recommended to read his research and journalistic notes, essays and monographs.