Bakhtin М.М. (1895-1975), theorist of literature

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BAKHTIN Mikhail Mikhailovich (1895-1975), philosopher, philologist. In 1913-16, he attended lectures in Novorossiysk University (Odessa); in 1916-18, continued his studies at Petrograd University. Along with N.M. Bakhtin, M.I. Lopatto, L.V Pumpyansky, N.E. Radlov and S.E. Radlov, he took part in the Omphalos circle and attended meetings of the Religious Philosophical Society. In 1918, Bakhtin moved to Nevel and returned to Leningrad in May of 1924. Bakhtin gave lectures and reports on philosophical and literary subjects at home meetings, which included lectures for the Circle of Nevel Philosophical School (Pumpyansky, M.V. Yudina, V.N. Voloshinov, P.N. Medvedev, I.I. Kanaev, M.I. Tubyansky, and K.K. Vaginov). Bakhtin definitely took part in writing books published under the names of Voloshinov and Medvedev (Freudism, 1927; Formalistic Method In Literary Criticism, 1928; Marxism and Language Philosophy, 1929). In 1929, Priboy Publishing House published Bakhtin's first book, Problems of Dostoevsky's Creative Work, which won great acclaim. Bakhtin's contacts with Resurrection, a religious philosophical circle of A.A. Meyer led to his arrest in the end of 1928 (in January 1929, he was released on his own recognisance and waited for his trial under house arrest). He was sentenced to five years at the work camp in Solovki; his sentence was commuted to exile to Kustanai. Bakhtin was rehabilitated in 1967. Left Leningrad in March of 1930. In 1924-30, he lived at 38 Radishcheva Street; at the corner of Vosstania Street and Saperny Lane.

References: Конкин С. С., Конкина Л. С. Михаил Бахтин: (Страницы жизни и творчества). Саранск, 1993; М. М. Бахтин: Беседы с В. Д. Дувакиным. М., 2002.

D. N. Cherdakov. Bakhtin Mikhail Mikhailovich
Bakhtin Nikolay Mikhailovich
Dostoevsky Fedor Mikhailovich
Kanaev I.I.
Lopatto M.M.
Medvedev Pavel Nikolaevich
Meyer Alexander Alexandrovich
Pumpyansky Lev Vasilievich (real name Pumpyan Leib Meerovich)
Radlov Nikolay Ernestovich
Radlov Sergey Ernestovich
Tubyansky Mikhail Izraelevich
Vaginov (Vagenheim) Konstantin Konstantinovich
Voloshinov Valentin Nikolaevich
Yudina Maria Veniaminovna
Radishcheva St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 38
Saperny Lane/Saint Petersburg, city
Vosstaniya St./Saint Petersburg, city
Конкин С. С., Конкина Л. С. Михаил Бахтин: (Страницы жизни и творчества). Саранск, 1993
М. М. Бахтин: Беседы с В. Д. Дувакиным. М., 2002 Surf, the Publishing House, 1913, 1922