NEW FOUND POEM BY O.A. OKHAPKIN “FLIEGENDE HOLLДNDER”

Abstract

Leningrad samizdat is an important part of the national historical and literary process. The priority is to identify works of art that are an integral part of Russian literature, but so far have not been published in the official press. So in 2019, a new archival source was discovered – O.A. Okhapkin’s poem “Fliegende Hollдnder” (1972). The poem accumulates both the previous cultural tradition and the facts of the poet’s biography. In general, “Fliegende Hollдnder” occupies a special place in the context of all of Okhapkin’s work, reflecting a fundamental feature of his artistic outlook – “the idea of the way”. The poem reveals the poet’s understanding of the first creative period, which covers the time of youthful poetic experiences, apprenticeship, and the formation of his own style.