GULAG songs and poems in the memoirs of Yu.P. Yakimenko
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-5294-2024-7-1-83-107
Abstract
The publication presents prison songs and poems from the typewritten text of Yu.P. Yakimenko’s memoirs “On prisons and camps: memories” (the document is stored in the collection of memoirs and literary works of the Archive of GULAG History of the Memorial* Society). The texts from memoirs provide insights into the peculiarities of the existence of certain prison songs and poems in various labor camps across the USSR. The author records the song repertoire of Soviet GULAG prisoners, the contexts of songs and poems emergence and transmission. The compositions of Yakimenko from the source are also published, both individually authored and co-authored with other prisoners.
Supporting agencies: The publication was prepared within the framework of the research work of Russian State University for the Humanities “Song traditions of the 20th – 21st centuries: poetic structures, biographical discourse and historical narrative” (contest “Student project scientific collectives RSUH”). I thank S.Yu. Neklyudov, who pointed me to the archival source and read the first version of the manuscript. I am grateful to N.N. Rychkova for valuable comments and D.A. Samsonova for discussing the materials.
About the Author
V. A. Vorob’ev
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vasilii A. Vorob’ev,
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047.
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Vorob’ev V.A. GULAG songs and poems in the memoirs of Yu.P. Yakimenko. Folklore: Structure, Typology, Semiotics. 2024;7(1):83-107. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-5294-2024-7-1-83-107
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