LOYALTY TO THE VOCATION. TO THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF V. D. DENISOV

Abstract

The article dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the famous Russian literary critic Vladimir Dmitrievich Denisov describes his pedagogical and scientific activities, primarily aimed at studying the creative heritage of N. V. Gogol. It is emphasized that the hero of the day, never cheated on Gogol, remained faithful to his vocation. He has prepared, published and commented on many works and writings of the writer, including “Arabesques” and “Mirgorod” in the series “Literary Monuments” (a bibliography of his works on Gogol is given in the appendix). The merits of V. D. Denisov in the national Gogol studies are recognized by the scientific community, currently he is a member of the Gogol Commission of the Scientific Council “History of World Culture” of the Russian Academy of Sciences.