2026 # 3 (77)
Rozinskaya O.
Emigrant Lyre. Forgotten Names. Georgy Sorgonin – a poet of the Russian diaspora in interwar Poland
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the life and work of Georgy Konstantinovich Sorgonin (Rozvadovsky) (1904–1976), a poet, playwriter, publicist, and translator, whose name is among the undeservedly forgotten figures of the Russian emigration of the interwar period. The main focus is on Sorgonin’s grows as a poet far from his homeland. The motives of Sorgonin’s pre-war lyric poetry, typical of émigré poetry, are analyzed: nostalgia for a lost Russia, the search for spiritual harmony, and the opposition of chaos to the eternal values of love and beauty. Particular attention is paid to his literary connections (the influence of N. Gumilev, acquaintance with K. Balmont and I. Severyanin), as well as critical assessments of his work by his contemporaries.
Key words
Georgy Sorgonin, Russian diaspora, émigré poetry, interwar period