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Original article

 

Socio-political views of the Russian writer A. A. Tikhonov-Lugovoy (based on the materials of the “Diary of a Free Man”)

Starikov S. V.

 

Abstract

Introduction. The attitude of the Russian intelligentsia to the revolutionary processes and events in Russia in the first quarter of the twentieth century was and remains an urgent problem of historical research. Russian writers, in particular A. A. Tikhonov-Lugovoy, not only sincerely worried about eve­rything that happened, but also clearly defined their position, openly expressed their socio-political views on the revolution and reforms, the role of parties, leaders and the masses in the present and future.

Materials and methods. The material for the study was A. Lugovoy’s “Diary of a Free Man” published in the Mayak magazine in 1906, along with some of his literary notes and works. In the process of work, the methods of historicism, comparative analysis and synthesis were applied.

Results and discussion. In historiography and literary studies, the work of A. Lugovoy, his socio-political views did not become the subject of research, since in the Soviet period the writer was actually forgotten due to the irrelevance of his works to the Soviet reader, and in the post-Soviet period, the restoration of his name in Russian literature and journalism only began. The author of this article has made an attempt to examine in detail his ideological and political positions.

Conclusion. The revolutionary process in Russia inevitably flowed into a full-scale civil war, which threatened the loss of the country, the destruction of statehood and the degradation of society. To prevent this, the peaceful evolutionary development of state-public relations could become an alternative to the opposite development of the country.

Keywords: socio-political views, socialism, liberation movement, political parties, dictatorship of the proletariat, Russian intelligentsia, revolution

For citation: Starikov SV. Socio-political views of the Russian writer A. A. Tikhonov-Lugovoy (based on the materials of the “Diary of a Free Man”). Bulletin of the Research Institute of the Humani­ties by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia. 2024;16(3):98—108. EDN QTWMGG

 

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1. Lyatsky EA. In Memory of A. A. Lugovoy. Voice of the past. Journal of History and Literary History. 1914;(12):258—264. (In Russ.)

2. Starikov SV. Russian writers Alexey Lugovoy and Vladimir Tikhonov (Historical and literary essays on the famous tsarevokokshaytsy). Yoshkar-Ola;2022. (In Russ.)

3. Khrisanfov VI. The Luga recluse. Pages of the life of the Russian writer A. A. Tikhonov-Lugovoy. St. Petersburg;2009. (In Russ.)

 

The article was submitted 01.03.2024; approved after review 28.03.2024; accepted for publication 03.04.2024.

 

Information about the author:

Sergey V. Starikov, Professor of the Department of National History of the Mari State University (1 Lenin Square, Yoshkar-Ola 424001, Russia), Doctor of Historical Sciences, sv.starikov@yandex.ru

 

Conflict of interests: the author declares  no conflict of interests.

 

The author has read and approved the final version of the manuscript.