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THE IMAGE OF WIFE – THE BELOVED IN NIKOLAY OTSUPA’S LYRICAL COLLECTIONS “HAILSTONES” AND “IN THE SMOKE” // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2013. Issue 2 (130). P. 42-47

In the article the love lyrics of the poet of the first Russian emigration of Nikolay Otsupa is analyzed. The early poems of the poet created from 1918 to 1926 and comprising the first collections by N. Otsupa “Hailstones” and “In the Smoke” are considered.

Keywords: emigration, love, lyrics

THE POETIC CONCEPT IN NIKOLAY OTSUP’S EARLY LYRICS // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2013. Issue 11 (139). P. 59-62

In this article the early lyrics of the poet of the Russian emigrant Nikolay Otsup is analyzed. On the material of the debut collection “Hail” the motive of the poet and poetry and the concept of creativity of N. Otsup are considered.

Keywords: literature of the Russian Abroad, lyric poet N. Otsup, motive of the poet and poetry, poetic concept

INTERPRETATION OF DEATH IN THE LYRICS OF N. OTSUP // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2015. Issue 6 (159). P. 190-196

This article analyses the russian emigre poet Nicolay Otsup’s poems. In his emigre works death becomes the main motif. The 1930th Otsup’s works reflect the spiritual crisis of emigration, the hard search for God and His essence. Otsup borrows a lot from G. Ivanov and G. Adamovich, and at the same time his poems are deeply individual. Poet’s existential sufferings have religious connotations and thus lack the last feeling of despair. The 1930th works contain incipiency to religious notion, that is characteristic of his 1940th–50th years’ works. The poets’s route from “the philosophy of tragedy” to “philosophy of hope” explains his postwar fate and Otsup’s creative works, poet explains the sufferings, on the verge of the disaster he finds love of life.

Keywords: Russian emigre Literature, lyrics of N. Otsup, motif of death and existentialism

RESULTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LINGUISTIC SCHOOL “RUSSIAN IN MODERN POLYCULTURAL SPACE” (KEMEROVO, OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 6, 2016) // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2017. Issue 2 (179). P. 135-137

TOPOS OF ITALY IN NICHOLAY OTSUP’S POEMS // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2017. Issue 11 (188). P. 218-225

N. Otsup, Russian poet of the first wave of emigration lived abroad for 34 years. He lived in France, but his heart belonged to Italy. His first poem, dedicated to Italy, appeared in the book “In the smoke” (1926). N. Otsup was hoping to see a country of great culture, but found the country of philistines. Gradually his negative impressions were replaced by descriptions of the aesthetic space of Italy, largely due to meeting with his future wife. In N. Otsup’s lyrics Italian motifs are closely intertwined with motives of love and faith, as the wife has brought him to God. The poem “Meeting” (1928) was dedicated to the enlightenment of the lyrical hero. Italy is a prideful country, where the life passes slowly, and therefore the enlightenment comes not very soon. Italy took important place in the last N. Otsup’s poem “Diary in verse”. The poet dedicate it to his wife, which he compares with Dante Beatrice. Otsup describes the usual life of Italians, the idyll of rural Italy and also wrote with sadness about fascism. The poet joined Italian Resistance and fought for the country as for his second homeland. During the WWII he experienced a spiritual crisis, but he overcame adversity and found his Paradise in the Holy land of Italy. Analysis of the image of Italy shows the hero’s journey from despair to the attainment of love and faith.

Keywords: Russian literature abroad, poetry of Nikolai Otsups, Italy