Sobol, T. and Sokolova, T., eds. (2021). Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin: Materials from the collection at the State Literary Museum: An illustrated catalogue. Moscow: Literaturniy muzey. (In Russ.)

Abstract

A. Sukhovo-Kobylin’s life and work are yet to be explored; to this day, no scholarly biography or complete collection of his works have been published. According to the authors of the illustrated catalogue that details the inventory of the State Literary Museum, once subjected to professional analysis, the listed museum objects and archival items may provide a reliable source of information about the celebrated Russian playwright. A genuine museum object possesses a unique power to verify researchers’ concepts. Sukhovo-Kobylin comes from a family rich in literary talent (Evgenia Tur, Evgeny Salias, and Evdokia Tur). Each of the writers had connections to a number of Russian literary doyens. These connections are traced and detailed in private correspondence and other equally exciting sources. Inconsistency of the material resulted in the catalogue’s division into several parts — each, however, emphasising Sukhovo-Kobylin’s role in the history of Russian literature.