THE BOOK “LAMPADA” BY O.A. OKHAPKIN AS A “POETIC DIARY”

Abstract

Russian literature’s “bronze age” poet O.A. Okhapkin’s oeuvre is a little-studied modern literary study, but the author’s legacy is of great value, as it reflects the fate of Russian literature and culture in the second half of the XX century. In the official press, the representation of this poet is small, but among the published books there is a poetic diary “Lampada”, created by Okhapkin during 1991 – 1992. the Lyric book was the last voluminous work of the poet and was published two years after his death in 2010. “Lampada” is, on the one hand, a deeply personal work that reveals the state of quiet family happiness. On the other hand, the book is deeply philosophical, as it shows the state of the inner microcosm of the lyric hero in relation to the universal macrocosm.