"The Real Life of… Борис Рыжий": о книге Алексея Мельникова "Борис Рыжий: введение в мифологию"

Abstract

The article analyzes the book "Boris Ryzhy. Introduction to Mythology" by Alexey Melnikov (2016, 2017) - one of the newest books about the poet and his biography. Widely known in the in Russian capitals and abroad, B. Ryzhy (1974-2001) is a notable figure for modern Ekaterinburg's literature. The inter­est to the history of his life, together with the popularity of his poems among readers, is largely due to the biographical myth that has formed around the Ryzhy thanks to his life-giving attitudes. Unlike the previous­ly published biography-like works - for example, "The Poet Boris Ryzhy" by Yuri Kazarin (2009) and "Boris Ryzhy. Divy Stone" by Ilya Falikov (2015) - the book by A. Melnikov was originally developed as a collection of interviews and memories of people who personally knew the poet; generally this work was conceived as a kind of journalistic investigation aimed at identifying and distinguishing facts and myths in Ryzhy's biog­raphy.

В статье рассматривается книга Алексея Мельникова "Борис Рыжий: введение в мифологию", посвященная уральскому поэту.