Светлана Николаевна Лютова – кандидат филологических наук
119454, г. Москва, проспект Вернадского, д.76
Svetlana N. Liutova – Candidate of Philology
76 Vernadsky Av., Moscow, 119454
Ива Ильинична Дронова – историк, научный сотрудник
119991, г. Москва, Ленинские горы, д.1
Iva I. Dronova – historian, researcher
1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991
В статье раскрыты инкогнито прототипов двух персонажей повести Ю. Нагибина «Моя золотая теща», жителей дома Нирнзее. Авторы, их родственницы, в историческом контексте проясняют загадочные для самого Нагибина отношения между его героями. Использованы впервые вводимые в научный оборот материалы госархивов и семейного архива авторов.
The article reveals the names of the prototypes of certain characters in Nagibin’s long story My Golden Mother-in-Law [Moya zolotaya tyoshcha] (the mother-in-law being A. Likhachyova, the wife of the director of the Moscow Car Manufacturing Plant ZIL). For the first time we read the names and learn about the destiny of M. and L. Kostromin, the real people behind the characters of Matvey Matveevich, the neighbour, and Nina Petrovna, the female protagonist’s best friend. The life story of these personalities, residents of the legendary Niernsee House in Bolshoy Gnezdnikovsky Lane, enables the authors, who are related to L. Kostromina, to explain the underpinnings of the relationships between the prototypes of Nagibin’s characters, often a mystery for the writer himself, and share first-hand accounts that confirm his amazing flair for imagination. The article uses materials of family lore, the authors’ private archive (letters and photographs), as well as hitherto unsearched materials from state archives.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest present.