A Sad Book
15 hrs. 56 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Sofya Pilyavskaya
Author
Sofya Pilyavskaya
Narrator
Irina Bulekova
Narrator
Irina Bulekova
Description
Sofya Stanislavovna Pilyavskaya chose a phrase from Mikhail Bulgakov’s “A Theatrical Novel” as an epigraph for her “Sad Book” because of its relevance. In her life, spanning from 1911 to 2000, the whole turbulent twentieth century with its tragedies is reflected: her father’s arrest in 1937, war and losses. Nevertheless, her strong character and inner strength helped her endure all trials.
Pilyavskaya wrote only what she had personally seen. Her memoirs show vivid images of people such as Elena Bulgakova, Olga Knipper-Chekhova, Ivan Moskvine, and others. She shares stories of how Moskvine saved the theater in Minsk, how the people of the Moscow Art Theater rescued Nikolai Erdman, how she helped Knipper-Chekhova, and how Konstantin Stanislavsky supported her after her father’s arrest—allowing her to remain in the theater until the end of her life, where she played many roles.
The book is full of sadness, but it is also about people whose lives were filled with creativity that gave meaning to their existence.
Pilyavskaya wrote only what she had personally seen. Her memoirs show vivid images of people such as Elena Bulgakova, Olga Knipper-Chekhova, Ivan Moskvine, and others. She shares stories of how Moskvine saved the theater in Minsk, how the people of the Moscow Art Theater rescued Nikolai Erdman, how she helped Knipper-Chekhova, and how Konstantin Stanislavsky supported her after her father’s arrest—allowing her to remain in the theater until the end of her life, where she played many roles.
The book is full of sadness, but it is also about people whose lives were filled with creativity that gave meaning to their existence.
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