Biography as a scientific-popular genre (on the materials of biographies of V.M. Golovnin)
The subject of the research of the article is the type of creation of the image of man and era in biographies dedicated to the outstanding navigator vasily mikhailovich golovnin. the article discusses the genre and style features of biographies authored by the following writers: r.i. fraerman, yu.v. davydov, i.i. firsov. the relevance of this study is due to modern trends in the generalization of history, the interest of literary scholars in the documentary genre. the presented material is functional in the study of the biography and creativity of the writer v.m. golovnin. the article puts forward the idea that the specifics of the biography genre are due to the installation on the target audience, the professional training of the authors, their subjectivity, ideological and ideological views.