The works by Vera N. Bunina and the genre of memoirs in the heritage of Russian emigration: "Besedy s pamiat’iu" (Talks with Memory) and "Zhizn’ Arsen’eva" (Arseniev’s Life)
The paper studies the memoirs of Vera N. Bunina in the context of the literary tradition of Russian writers in exile. Connections with the novel «Zhizn’ Arsen’eva» by Ivan A. Bunin has been established.