UNKNOWN ARCHIVAL SOURCE: ABOUT THE BOOK OF O.A. OHAPKIN “SOUL OF THE CITY”

Abstract

Leningrad samizdat of 1960-80s is one of the most complex, controversial and least studied areas of modern literature. First of all, this is due to the fact that in the official press poets of uncensored literature were practically not presented, so personal archives at present remain the main source of texts and necessary information to the researcher. In 2019, a previously unknown lyric book, “The Soul of the City” was discovered in Ohapkin’s personal archive. The texts that make up the book are dedicated to the poet’s friends and like-minded. For the analysis of the lyrical book “Soul of the City”, the study of the history of the text and publication, as well as the study of a new archive source in general, is of particular importance.