• Biography
• Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin was born on August 26 (September 7), 1870 in the county town of Narovchat (now Penza region) in the family of an official, hereditary nobleman Ivan Ivanovich Kuprin (1834-1871), who died a year after the birth of his son. Mother, Lyubov Alekseevna (1838-1910), nee Kulunchakov, came from a family of Tatar princes (noblewoman, did not have a princely title). After her husband's death, she moved to Moscow where the future writer spent his childhood and adolescence. At the age of six, the boy was sent to the Moscow Razumovsky boarding school (orphan), from where he left in 1880. In the same year he entered Second Moscow Cadet Corps .
• In 1887 he was released in Aleksandrovskoe military school . Later he will describe his military youth" in the stories "At the Break (Cadets)" and in the novel "Junkers".

• In 1890 Kuprin in the rank second lieutenant was released in the 46th Dnieper infantry regiment, who stood in the Podolsk province (in Proskurov). The life of an officer, which he led for four years, provided rich material for his future works.
• In 1893-1894 in the St. Petersburg magazine " Russian wealth» came out his story « in the dark”, the stories “Moonlight Night” and “Inquiry”. Kuprin has several stories on the army theme: "Overnight" (1897), "Night Shift" (1899), "Campaign"

In 1894 lieutenant Kuprin retired and moved to Kyiv without having any civilian profession. In the following years, he traveled a lot around Russia, having tried many professions, eagerly absorbing life experiences that became the basis of his future works.

• IN 1890s published the essay "Yuzovsky Plant" and the story "Moloch", the story "Forest Wilderness", the story " Olesya"And" Kat "(" Ensign of the army "), in 1901 - the story" Werewolf ".
• During these years, Kuprin met I. A. Bunin , A. P. Chekhov And M. Gorky. In 1901 he moved to St. Petersburg, began working as a secretary " Magazine for everyone". Kuprin's stories appeared in St. Petersburg magazines: "Swamp" (1902), "Horse thieves" (1903), "White Poodle" (1903).

In 1905, his most significant work, the story " Duel", which was a great success. The writer's speeches with the reading of individual chapters of the "Duel" became an event in the cultural life of the capital. His other works of this time: the stories "Staff Captain Rybnikov" (1906), "The River of Life", "Gambrinus" (1907), the essay "Events in Sevastopol" (1905). In 1906 he was candidate for deputies of the State Duma I convocation from the St. Petersburg province

Kuprin's work in the years between the two revolutions opposed the decadent moods of those years: the cycle of essays "Listrigons" (1907-1911), stories about animals, stories " Shulamith"(1908), « Garnet bracelet» (1911), fantasy story "Liquid Sun" (1912). His prose became a prominent phenomenon in Russian literature. In 1911 he and his family settled in Gatchina. After the start World War I opened a military man in his house hospital and campaigned in the newspapers of citizens to take the military loans. In November 1914 there was mobilized into the army and sent to Finland infantry company commander. Demobilized in July 1915 for health reasons.

• In 1915, Kuprin completed work on the story "Pit", which tells about the life of prostitutes in Russian brothels. The story was condemned for being excessive, according to critics, naturalism. Nuravkin's publishing house, which published Kuprin's "Pit" in the German edition, was brought to justice by the prosecutor's office "for the distribution of pornographic publications."
• Abdication of Nicholas II met in Helsingfors where he underwent treatment, and accepted it with enthusiasm. After returning to Gatchina, he was the editor of the newspapers Free Russia, Liberty, petrograd sheet", sympathized SRs. After seizure of power Bolsheviks the writer did not accept the policy war communism and associated with it terror. In 1918 he went to Lenin with a proposal to publish a newspaper for the village - "Earth". Worked at the publishing house world literature”, founded by M. Gorky. At this time, he translated Don Carlos » F. Schiller. He was arrested, spent three days in prison, was released and listed hostages .

October 16, 1919, from the arrival of whites in Gatchina, entered the rank of lieutenant in Northwest Army, was appointed editor of the army newspaper « Prinevsky edge" which was headed by General P . N. Krasnov ] . After the defeat of the Northwestern Army, he went to Revel, and from there in December 1919 to Helsinki, where he stayed until July 1920, after which he went to Paris. Seventeen years that the writer spent in paris, contrary to the opinion of Soviet literary criticism, were a fruitful period.

• According to the version of Soviet literary criticism, Kuprin, who was almost forcibly mobilized by the Whites and ended up in exile due to a misunderstanding, did not write anything worthwhile abroad. In fact, freed from military service for health reasons, the fifty-year-old Kuprin volunteered for the white army, he wrote about the officers of the North-Western army: “Only people of excessively high fighting qualities coexisted in the officer corps. In this army, one could not hear such definitions about an officer as brave, courageous, courageous, heroic, and so on. There were two definitions: “a good officer” or, occasionally, “yes, if in hand.” Seeing in the fight Bolsheviks his duty, he was proud of serving in this army, if he could, he would have gone into line, in position. As an expensive relic in exile, he kept field epaulettes lieutenant And tricolor corner on a sleeve sewn by Elizaveta Moritsevna. After the defeat, having already been in prison and held hostage, he saved himself and his family from terror. The writer did not accept dictatorship as a form of power, he called Soviet Russia the Soviet of Deputies.
• During the years of emigration, Kuprin wrote three long novels, many stories, articles and essays. His prose has brightened considerably. If the “Duel” reduces the image of a noble tsarist officer almost to the level of a modern officer, then the “Junkers” are filled with the spirit of the Russian army, invincible and immortal. “I would like,” said Kuprin, “that the past that is gone forever, our schools, our cadets, our life, customs, traditions remain at least on paper and not disappear not only from the world, but even from the memory of people. "Junker" is my testament to the Russian youth"

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• » Lenin. Snapshot
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• » holy lies
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Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin (08/26/1870 - 08/25/1938)

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Mokshina Tatyana Mikhailovna

Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin was born on August 26 (September 7), 1870 in the provincial town of Narovchat, Penza province. Kuprin did not remember his father, who died of cholera when the boy was only a year old. In 1874, he moved with his mother to Moscow and settled in the common ward of the widow's house (Orphanage). Lyubov Alekseevna Kuprina, that was the name of his mother, nee Princess Kulanchakova, "possessed a strong, unyielding character and high nobility." In 1876, due to severe financial situation Lyubov Alekseevna was forced to send her son to an orphanage. A seven-year-old boy put on the first uniform in his life - canvas pantaloons and a canvas shirt, trimmed around the collar and around the sleeves with a uniform red ribbon. was transformed into a cadet corps. And again the uniform: "A black cloth jacket, without a belt, with blue shoulder straps, eight copper buttons in a row and red buttonholes on the collar. "In the fall of 1888, Kuprin entered the Third Alexander Cadet School in Moscow. Corps first inclination to literature.As a cadet, Kuprin first published the first story "The Last Debut" (1889) Fourteen years lasted Kuprin's military life with her daughters Xenia and Zinochka A serious illness (cancer) prevented Kuprin from resuming creative work. August 25, 1938 Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin died. Museum of A. I. Kuprin, a branch of the Association of State Literary and Memorial Museums of the Penza Region, was opened on September 6, 1981. With the Penza region A.I. Kuprin is connected by birth and early years of life. Until the age of four, he lived in the city of Narovchat, Penza province. The museum is located in a one-story, wooden building. The expositions of the museum are devoted to: a story about the life and work of A.I. Kuprin Kuprin, with the rank of second lieutenant, serves in the 46th Dnieper Infantry Regiment. Has been there for 4 years. This period is reflected in the story "Duel". This work brought the author all-Russian fame. Topic: the crisis of Russia, all spheres of Russian life, because the problems of the army always reflect the life of society

The story "Duel" (1905)

In the spring of 1897 the writer was in Polissya. The impressions of this trip served as the basis for the creation of the story. “I love Russia and am attached to its land. I am happy to spend time in a simple Russian village: a field, a forest, the scope of Russian nature ... " Topic: social inequality of people, leading to sad consequences.

The story "Olesya" (1898)

The story is autobiographical: the writer's mother received letters from an anonymous lover. He wrote that the difference in social status did not allow him to count on reciprocity. “… sent my mother a garnet bracelet. My uncle and father went to him. He promised not to write more and accepted the bracelet. That's how it all ended." A.I. Kuprin

"Garnet Bracelet" (1910)

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• According to contemporaries, he is always saved by the instinct of natural healthy talent, organic optimism, cheerfulness, love of life.

HE. Mikhailov (critic, literary critic)

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Childhood

• On August 26 (September 7), 1870, he was born in the town of Narovchat, Penza province, into an impoverished raznochinno-democratic family.
• Father - "from the children of medical students", served in the office, died at the age of 37, when Sasha was only a year old.
• Mother from an ancient family of Tatar princes Kulanchakov, who have long been ruined.

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growing up years

• 1874 - moving to Moscow, living in a state institution - in the common ward of the widow's house.
• 1876 ​​- orphan school. The official situation, the drill, the ill-treatment of the educators caused suffering.
• 1880 - The Second Moscow Military Gymnasium, two years later transformed into a cadet corps. The "universal cult of the fist" crippled children's souls.
• 1888 - The third Alexander cadet school in Moscow. Engaged in gymnastics, dancing, literature.

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Military theme in creativity

• Years of study, the atmosphere of state life, the contradictions of family and barracks education, the true and imaginary concept of honor, justice are reflected in the stories:

"At the turning point" ("Cadets"), "Junkers", "Inquest", "Duel"

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The beginning of the creative path

• Begins to collaborate with the magazine "Russian satirical sheet", while still studying at the cadet school. Gets reprimanded for speaking in print. (Story "The Last Debut")
• 1890 - appointed to serve in the 46th Dnieper Regiment in the town of Proskurov, Podolsk province.
• The service was burdened with idleness, drinking parties, petty intrigues.

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Disappointment in service

• In the rank of second lieutenant Kuprin served 4 years.
• 1894 - resigns and leaves for Kyiv. Works in local newspapers, writes stories, essays, notes.

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• From his mother, Kuprin inherited an attentive attitude to life, subtle observation, love of books, and thoughtful reading.
• The only talented teacher in the cadet corps, Tsukhanov, who read Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, had a great influence on Kuprin's literary talent.
• 1901 - arrives in St. Petersburg, gets acquainted with Bunin, Chekhov, Gorky.

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• 1902 - writes about people broken by fate: "In the circus", "Swamp", "At rest".
• 1903 - arises new hero, active, struggling with circumstances. "Coward", "Horse thieves".
• Leads an active lifestyle: organizes an athletic society in Kyiv. Together with the famous athlete Sergei Utochkin, he rises in a balloon. Flies with Ivan Zaikin on a Forman plane. At the age of 43, he began to seriously learn strong swimming from the world record holder L. Romanenko

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Tales of love

1. "Olesya"
2. "Shulamith"

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• Garnet bracelet 1910
• The stories about love are united by the thought: love is a great gift, a pure and selfless feeling. It is full of trials and hardships. Only love helps to feel the fullness of life, albeit short, but bright.

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In exile

• 1920 - at the invitation of Bunin, he leaves for Paris.
• There has been a decline in creativity, the rejection of the Soviet system results in articles in which Kuprin criticizes the new authorities.
• 1927-1934 - the books "The Wheel of Time", "Stories in Drops" and others appear. Creates novels "Napoleon's Shadow", "Four Beggars", writes the novel "Junker".
• The longing for the Motherland is so strong that Kuprin admits: “... I can’t calmly write letters there, a lump in my throat.”

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Last years

• Kuprin acutely felt his guilt before the Motherland. The thought of returning and its impossibility haunted me.
• The artist Bilibin, who by that time had received permission to return to the USSR, took over negotiations at the embassy, ​​and in 1937 the writer returned to Moscow.
• Being in exile, the writer became seriously ill.
• August 25, 1938 Kuprin died.

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(1870 - 1938) Purpose: 1. to get acquainted with the stages of the writer's life; 2. trace the influence life stages for creativity.

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Born on September 8, 1870 in the town of Narovchatov, Penza province. Father died of cholera. From the age of 7, studying at an orphanage school. Then in the cadet corps in Moscow. “Everything is grey, barracks… The comrades are rude, the bosses are unfriendly.” A.I. Kuprin.

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In 1896, Kuprin wrote a series of essays on the situation of the workers, at the same time as they formed the contours of the first major work - the story "Moloch". Following Moloch, works appear that put the writer forward in the front ranks of Russian literature. “Army Ensign” (1897), “Olesya” (1898) and then, already at the beginning of the 20th century, “In the Circus” (1901), “Horse Thieves” (1903), “White Poodle” (1903) and the story “Duel » (1905).

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Kuprin met the February Revolution enthusiastically. . In his works of art At this time (the stories "The Brave Runaways", "Sashka and Yashka", "The Caterpillar", "The Star of Solomon") there are no direct responses to the turbulent events experienced by the country. During the October Revolution, Kuprin published in the bourgeois newspapers "Era", "Petrogradsky Leaf", "Echo", "Evening Word". He criticizes Lenin's plans for the transformation of Russia. In the summer of 1920, he ends up in Paris. There he literary creativity practically stops

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I missed my country very much. The writer firmly decided to return to Russia. Alexander Ivanovich was very worried. And already on May 31, 1937, Moscow met the writer. The whole country immediately learned of his arrival. A serious illness (cancer of the tongue) prevented Kuprin from resuming his creative work. August 25, 1938 Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin died. He was buried in Leningrad, next to the grave of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev.

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In the spring of 1897 the writer was in Polissya. The impressions of this trip served as the basis for the creation of the story. “I love Russia and am attached to its land. I am happy to spend time in a simple Russian village: a field, a forest, the scope of Russian nature ... ”Theme: social inequality of people, leading to sad consequences.

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Kuprin, with the rank of second lieutenant, serves in the 46th Dnieper Infantry Regiment. Has been there for 4 years. This period is reflected in the story "Duel". This work brought the author all-Russian fame. Topic: the crisis of Russia, all spheres of Russian life, because The problems of the army always reflect the life of society.

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The story is autobiographical: the writer's mother received letters from an anonymous lover. He wrote that the difference in social status did not allow him to count on reciprocity. “… sent my mother a garnet bracelet. My uncle and father went to him. He promised not to write more and accepted the bracelet. That's how it all ended." A.I. Kuprin

Mother - Lyubov Alekseevna

From the kind of Tatar
princes
Kulunchanov. She has
no funds left for
existence, and
she is moving from
children in Moscow
puts his daughters in
closed places,
and herself together with her son
settles in
widow's house

Razumovsky boarding house

At the age of six, Sasha
give to Razumovsky
boarding house (orphan
school), starts
preparation for
admission to
military gymnasium

1889-1890

Enters
Moscow
cadet corps. ABOUT
his studies in
cadet corps
Kuprin recalled in
story "The Cadets":
"memories of
rods in the cadet
corps left
me for life"

Alexander School

From Aleksandrovsky
school leaves
after 2 years in the rank
lieutenant.

Military service

Serves in the 46th
infantry
Dnieper regiment,
lodged in
provincial towns
Podolskaya
provinces.
Ripens at this time
firm conviction
study
literature

The beginning of literary creativity

In 1893-1894 in
Petersburg magazine
"Russian wealth"
published his story
"In the dark" stories
"Moonlight Night" and
"Inquiry". On
army theme
Kuprin a few
stories: "Overnight"
(1897), "Night Shift"
(1899), "Campaign".

Resignation

In 1894, published in
resignation, having
the testimony of his
biographer F.
Batyushkov, 4 rubles
in the pocket.

Wanderings in Russia

For the purpose of earning
traveled half of Russia,
mastered dozens
professions:
Studied dentistry
case
Started my own circus
Was a manager
estate
vagrant actor
troupes

The main feature of his nature is passion.

The main feature of his nature is passion
passionate in his
hobbies, in
worldly
situations, passionately
wrote. But from here and
lack of it
talent: often
thanks to its
passion is not
perfected the phrase

The main direction of creativity Kuprin

"I'm attracted to
heroic
stories. Need to
write about how
people were discouraged
and vulgarized, but oh
triumph of man, oh
the strength of his power."

Kuprin's idols

Pushkin, Tolstoy, Chekhov
In Pushkin I appreciated the feeling
stories. Favorite Thought
from Pushkin:
When nations, strife
forgetting
Merge into one family

About Tolstoy:

He told us
incredulous and
stingy about what
everyone
can be kind
compassionate
interesting and
beautiful soul."
"See how
radiantly beautiful
and great man!

Chekhov and Kuprin

Chekhov Kuprin appreciated the idea that the future
a harmonious culture will ennoble mankind.

Early work

Triumphant
selfless
feeling or
refined
attraction to
beautiful
"Lolly"
"Olesya"
"Sentimental
novel"
"Autumn flowers"

Later work

More
works,
transmitting
extinction or death
humane values
in the gloomy
controversial
atmosphere
"To Glory"
"Lost Power"
"Light Love"

Kuprin and the revolution

After seizing power
Bolshevik writer is not
adopted a military policy
communism and related
terror with her. In 1918
went to see Lenin
a proposal to publish
newspaper for the village
"Earth". Worked in
publishing house "World
literature", based
Gorky. was arrested, three
spent days in jail
released and listed
hostages.

Emigration

Lived in Gatchina. In the autumn of 1919, with
the arrival of whites, entered
rank of lieutenant in the Northwestern Army, received
appointment as editor
army newspaper "Prinevsky
region", which was headed by
General Krasnov.
After the defeat of the Northwestern
army emigrated abroad.
Seventeen years that the writer
spent in Paris, despite
Soviet
literary criticism, were
fruitful period

Homecoming

Main quality

Everywhere, even in the limited, misguided
man, Kuprin revealed natural,
"displaced" by the vicious world order
possibilities. He looks at his hero
side and inside, constantly switching
from external events to internal state
personality.

Garnet Bracelet (1910)

The story is autobiographical:
the writer's mother received
letters from anonymous
lover. He wrote that
difference in social
position does not allow him
count on
reciprocity.
“... sent to my mother
Garnet bracelet. My
uncle and father went to
him. He promised not to write
more and accepted the bracelet.
That's how it all ended."

"Garnet Bracelet", 1910

The story is dedicated to one of the main themes of creativity
Kuprin - the theme of love.
The story is based on a real fact - history
love of a modest official to a secular lady - mother
writer L. Lyubimov.
Kuprin poetized a particular case, several
changed the ending of the story, giving it a tragic
sound.
In the epigraph of the story was the first musical line from
Beethoven's second sonata.

The main characters of the story

Vera Nikolaevna Sheina
G.S. Zheltkov
The wife of the marshal of the nobility, "cold and
amiable”, “with cold and
proud face"; delicate and
selfless, she is
helps her husband with all her might
make ends meet,
"Although I had to live
above the means.
Poor telegrapher,
"little man"
funny last name, quiet,
invisible, but
By the power of his love, he
rises above petty fuss,
love lifted him up:
"I'm not interested in
life is NOTHING"