Vladislav Yevgenyevich Yevgenyev-Maksimov was a professor, doctor of philological sciences, and teacher at people’s universities. He is known for numerous works on the history of Russian literature and journalism. The central place in his research is occupied by works dedicated to Nikolay Alekseyevich Nekrasov. He tried his hand at writing during his school years, and his first writings were included in the “Yuniye Sily” (Young Forces) school magazine (it was published by Vladimir Yevreinov, a future professor who went to the same school and was two years older than Vladislav Maksimov). Yevgenyev-Maksimov’s graduation research project, where he continued to broaden his horizons, was awarded a diploma of the 1st degree.
Yevgenyev-Maksimov’s area of research was not limited to the Nekrasov theme, although it often influenced the content. In 1930, the book “Nikolay Nekrasov and His Contemporaries” was published. According to the author, Nikolay Nekrasov, along with Ivan Turgenev, was the “catcher of moments”, who was attuned to the “modern social and literary trends”.
Nekrasov’s relationships with writers, critics, and thinkers of his time help to form an objective idea of the personality and creativity of both sides, the controversial issues that troubled them, and the development of literature. Nekrasov’s social circle was very wide. The poet established close and friendly relationships with some of his acquaintances, including Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky, and Alexander Ivanovich Herzen. While with others, for example, Nikolay Konstantinovich Mikhailovsky, he shared ideological Narodnichestvo views. The disputes he had with Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev completely severed the relationship between the two classics.
As an objective researcher, Vladislav Yevgenyev-Maksimov was interested not only in what united the contemporaries but also in their differences.
The book is structured as a series of sketches, arranged in a certain time sequence. The author noted that such an approach, although it does not form a “solid study”, helps to describe “social epochs that… coincide with certain stages of his [Nikolay Nekrasov] life and activity.”
Yevgenyev-Maksimov’s area of research was not limited to the Nekrasov theme, although it often influenced the content. In 1930, the book “Nikolay Nekrasov and His Contemporaries” was published. According to the author, Nikolay Nekrasov, along with Ivan Turgenev, was the “catcher of moments”, who was attuned to the “modern social and literary trends”.
Nekrasov’s relationships with writers, critics, and thinkers of his time help to form an objective idea of the personality and creativity of both sides, the controversial issues that troubled them, and the development of literature. Nekrasov’s social circle was very wide. The poet established close and friendly relationships with some of his acquaintances, including Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky, and Alexander Ivanovich Herzen. While with others, for example, Nikolay Konstantinovich Mikhailovsky, he shared ideological Narodnichestvo views. The disputes he had with Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev completely severed the relationship between the two classics.
As an objective researcher, Vladislav Yevgenyev-Maksimov was interested not only in what united the contemporaries but also in their differences.
The book is structured as a series of sketches, arranged in a certain time sequence. The author noted that such an approach, although it does not form a “solid study”, helps to describe “social epochs that… coincide with certain stages of his [Nikolay Nekrasov] life and activity.”
