Words by Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky significantly influenced the development of Russian literature during the revolutionary years. Through his novels, the writer managed to create a special mood of the working class associated with social transformations. Alexey Peshkov (the real name of the writer) was able to accurately reflect the mentality of the proletariat during the years of radical social changes.
The writer also became the founder of new children's literature, the main goal of which was to educate people with:
- an extensive knowledge base about the structure and functioning of the world;
- developed will;
- great abilities.
Among Gorky's popular fairy tales are “Samovar” and “Sparrow”.
Maxim Gorky could not help but appreciate the power of the Russian style, its importance for shaping a person’s worldview and view of reality. The writer noted that Russian is laconic but to the point:
“Our speech is predominantly aphoristic, distinguished by its conciseness and strength.”
Peshkov also spoke about the dynamics of the language - according to the writer, the Russian language has many prerequisites for expansion and development, its structure is being transformed and improved constantly, very quickly:
“The Russian language is inexhaustibly rich and everything is being enriched with amazing speed.”
Maxim Gorky published a number of notes on the importance of speech in human life, which proves his sincere love for the philology of language. His quotes about the syllable in Rus' have not lost their meaning now.
Quotes from Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov discovered his talent for writing in his first year of medical university. His studies played a decisive role in his entire literary activity - many of the heroes of Chekhov's stories were doctors.
In his stories and plays, the author raises problems of universal human values - love, honor and freedom. At the same time, there is no idealization of reality in his work - all events are reflected as they actually appear. Chekhov succeeded in both prose and drama, which could not but affect his work: the prose acquired the laconicism, stagecraft and brevity characteristic of plays. Dramatic works used purely prosaic features, which gave the plays innovation.
A distinctive feature of Chekhov's works is their brevity - the writer's style is short, but precise and bright. The author himself noted the importance of such a quality as simplicity of speech:
“Beware of refined language. The language should be simple and elegant."
Chekhov was also attentive to the purity of language - the writer believed that the euphony of speech consists of the euphony of the pronunciation of the words themselves that make up the text:
“Ugly, dissonant words should be avoided. I don’t like words with a lot of hissing and whistling sounds, I avoid them.”
Among the most widespread works of Chekhov, in which one can trace the author’s speech style, are the plays “The Seagull”, “Anniversary”, “Wedding”, “Ivanov”, “The Bear” and “The Proposal”. The writer has published many stories in prose, for example, “Ward No. 6.”
Quotes from Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky
Paustovsky gained wide worldwide fame as an author capable of looking at the world from a lyrical point of view. The writer paid special attention to the description of high human ideals in his works, such as love, friendship, fidelity.
Paustovsky was noted by critics as a prose writer who loves and appreciates the nature of Rus'. Through landscape motifs, the author creates a special, unique atmosphere in his works, conveying moral ideas through abstract concepts.
Paustovsky is a children's author. The most famous works of the writer for children include the fairy tales “Hare’s Paws”, “The Thief Cat”, “Badger’s Nose”. The prose writer could not help but admire the Russian style. Paustovsky noted its organic nature and diversity:
The writer drew attention to Russian punctuation, highlighting its special significance in the formation of written thought:
Words by Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky
Belinsky is not so much a writer as a literary critic, recognized as one of the most demanding in terms of the quality of the works he analyzes. His activities were distinguished by a certain revolutionary orientation, since he considered their nationality to be the leading principle of the analysis of novels.
The critic was the first to divide all literature into ideal and real - the latter, in his opinion, reflected life as it is, while ideal gave an incorrect reflection of reality. Belinsky openly admired the works of Gogol, as well as Pushkin. One of Belinsky’s most ambitious essays can be considered a cycle of 11 articles on the works of A.S. Pushkin.
The critic loved speech and considered language to be self-sufficient and not subject to substitution:
The writer assessed the Russian language as rich:
Words by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky adhered to the ideas of realism in storytelling. The central theme of Dostoevsky's novels was the reflection of the life of a little man under the yoke of social reality. The writer’s creativity is psychological: Dostoevsky delves into the psychology of the people he reflects, trying to identify the motives of their behavior.
The author believes that a small person should not suffer from social changes, many of which put such people in a position of poverty. Dostoevsky often turned to spiritual philosophy, raising philosophical, anthropological, religious, ethical and historical problems of the era.
Among the writer’s iconic novels are the works “Crime and Punishment”, “Poor People”, “The Idiot”, “Teenager”, “The Brothers Karamazov” and “Demons”.
Dostoevsky considered learning a language, especially his native language, to be a very important aspect of human life. According to the writer, trying to learn foreign languages is pointless until a person completely masters his own:
Great writers often turn to linguistic themes in their memoirs, essays, and novels. Their creativity is permeated with sincere love for their native language. The authors call for preserving the Russian language as an invaluable heritage, as well as an important aspect of culture. The statements of great people about the Russian language show the significance and importance of our native language.
Quotes from Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov
Lomonosov plays a key role in the development of linguistics and rhetoric in Rus', since it was he who created the “Russian Grammar”, where he introduced the concept of transcription of words, parts of speech, and spelling. Mikhail Vasilyevich was the first person to talk about stylistics and techniques of artistic expressiveness of speech.
Lomonosov also became the author who for the first time provided the prerequisites for the development of scientific terminology in Rus', which did not exist before. The writer was fascinated by the Russian language, the thinker considered it special and unique:
Lomonosov was the first person to establish a clear distinction between secular and ecclesiastical dialects. The thinker studied the problems of Russian linguistics and stylistics almost all his life. In addition, Lomonosov paid a lot of attention to the study of Russian dialects characteristic of representatives of different localities and regions of Rus'.
