Signature of Femininity in Diary Records by Olga Bergholz from the Years 1939–1942 Cover Image

Sygnatura kobiecości w Olgi Bergholc zapisach dziennikowych z lat 1939–1942
Signature of Femininity in Diary Records by Olga Bergholz from the Years 1939–1942

Author(s): Ewa Komisaruk
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: diary; gender perspective; besieged Leningrad; autothematism; sexuality; women’s body

Summary/Abstract: This article is based on the diary of a Russian poet, Olga Bergholz. Records from the years 1939––1942 are analyzed in detail. Records were developed in the period of Stalinist repression, andduring the blockage of Leningrad. From a gender perspective, their reading allows situating thework of this poet in a new context. Soviet literary classic, Muse siege, eulogizing heroism ofLeningrad residents, shows its second face – a face of a woman focused on everyday experience.The article analyzes notes on autothematism, love and categories of carnality.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 277-289
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish