A. B. DERMAN AGAINST V. V. ERMILOV: FROM THE HISTORY OF SOVIET CHEKHOVIAN STUDIES OF THE 1940S

Abstract

The article is devoted to the discussions of two books by V. V. Ermilov (“Chekhov” and “Dramaturgy of Anton Chekhov”). The discussions were held at the publishing house “Molodaya Gvardiya” and at the meeting of the commission on the theory of literature and criticism of the USSR Writers’ Union in 1946 and 1948. A. B. Derman spoke at both meetings with consistent criticism of V. V. Ermilov’s works. Shorthand records of A. B. Derman, V. B. Shklovsky, L. M. Myshkovskaya and others allow us to consider the specific features of Chekhov scholars disputes of the 1940s and to assess their influence on the subsequent development of Soviet Chekhovian studies.