The historical and lyrical in "Short Novels" by K.G. Paustovsky
The article deals with the new creative approach of K.G. Paustovsky in the 1930s. After the northern trip Paustovsky wrote several historical works which later were included in the "short novels". They reflect the views of the writer on fact and fiction relationship, the history of the people and the fate of the common man. The author of the article tells about the results of the northern trip and work with the historical archival papers of Paustovsky, about his debates with Shklovsky, singles out the characteristic features of the historical prose of Paustovsky's in the 1930s that influenced the composition of “short novels”. He gives a detailed analysis of the relationship between the historical and the lyrical in the following works - “The Life of Charles Lonsewill”, “The Lake Front”, “The Constellation of the Beagles Dogs”.