Natalia V. Kornienko

Kornienko

DSc in Philology,

Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Head of the Department of Modern Russian Literature and Russian Emigrant Literature, IWL RAS

Education:

Komsomolsk-na-amure Pedagogical University (1974),

Gradiate studies at the A.I. Gerzen Leningrad State Pedagogical University

PhD thesis:

Philosophical Quest and Artistic Specificity of Andrey Platonov's Work (1979)

DSc (Habil.) thesis:

The History of the Text and Andrey Platonov’s Biography (1992)

Research interests:

History of twentieth century Russian literature, textology and source studies.

Professional Service:

Head of the Expert Committee in philology and art studies, Russian Humanities Fund (2011–2016)
Member of the Higher Attestation Committee of Russia (2016–2020)
Member of the Writers' Union of Russia and of the Editorial Board of the series Literaturnye pamyatniki (since 1999)
Member of the Editorial Council of the journal Dostoevskii i mirovaia kul'tura. Filologicheskii zhurnal
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Studia Litterarum
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Literaturnyi fakt
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Kul'turologicheskii zhurnal
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Siuzhetologiia i siuzhetografiia
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Filologicheskaia regionalistika
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Acta linguistica petropolitana. Trudy instituta lingvisticheskikh issledovanii

Awards and distinctions:

Prize winner of the journals Moskva and Oktyabr’; the winner of the prize “Tradition” of the Writers’ Union of Russia
Winner of the Platonov Award (government of Voronezh Oblast, 2024)

Academic publications — over 450 publications.

Selected publications

Monographs

The “NEP Thaw”: the Formation of the Institute of Soviet Literary Criticism. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2010. 498, [1] p.
“It Is Said in Russian...”: Andrey Platonov and Mikhail Sholokhov: Dialogues in Russian Literature. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2003. 533 p.

Edited works

“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work. Issue 9. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2024. 1040 p. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-0745-8
Platonov A. Works. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2004–. Vol. 6: 1936–1941. Book 3: Reviews. Articles. 2023. 1136 p.
“It Is a Soviet Reader Writing to You…” Letters from the Readers to M.A. Sholokhov. 1956–1984. Academic edition. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2022. 1120 p.
Platonov A. Works. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2004–. Vol. 3: 1927–1929. Chevengur. A Novel. 2021. 720 p.
Platonov A. Works. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2004–. Vol. 4: 1928–1932. Books 1–2. 2020.
“Would You Please Answer Me Clearly...”. Letters from the Readers to M.A. Sholokhov. 1929–1955. Academic edition. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2020. 848 p. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-6619-2
Andrey Platonov’s Archive. Book 2. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2019. 672 p.
Textual Critics Almanac. Russian Literature of the 20^th Century. Issues of Textual and Source Studies. Book 3: Letters and Diaries in the Russian Literary Heritage of the 20^th Century. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2018. 880 p.
Konstantin Fedin and His Contemporaries: From the Literary Heritage of the 20^th Century. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ.; [Saratov]: State Museum of Konstantin Fedin, 2016–. Book 2, 2018. 768 p.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work, issue 8. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2017. 656 p. In Russ.
Platonov A. Works, vol. 2: 1926–1927, ed. N.V. Kornienko. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2016. 868 p. In Russ.
Konstantin Fedin and His Contemporaries: From the Literary Heritage of the 20^th Century. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ.; [Saratov]: State Museum of Konstantin Fedin, 2016–. Book 1, 2016. 680 p.
Bulgakov M. White Guard, ed. N.V. Kornienko. Moscow, Ladomir Publ., 2015. 824 p. In Russ.
Ivanov Vs. The Secret of Secrets. Tales and Novellas. Letters, ed. N.V. Kornienko, Vyach.Vs. Ivanov, E.A. Papkova. Novosibirsk, Svin'in i synov'ia Publ., 2015. 398 p. In Russ.
Platonov A. “…I Lived a Life.” Letters, 1920–1950. Moscow, AST Publ., 2013. 688 p. In Russ.
Ivanov Vs. The Secret of Secrets, ed. N.V. Kornienko. Moscow, Nauka Publ., 2012. 566 p. In Russ.
Textual Critics Almanac. Russian Literature of the 20^th Century. Issues of Textual and Source Studies. Book 2. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2012. 1072 с.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work, issue 7. Moscow, IWL PAS Publ., 2011. 654 p. In Russ.
Andrey Platonov’s Archive. Book 1. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2009. 702 p.
Textual Critics Almanac. Russian Literature of the 20^th Century. Issues of Textual and Source Studies. Book 1. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2009. 765 с.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work. Issue 6. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2005. 685, [3] p.
Platonov A. Works. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2004–. Vol. 1: 1918–1927. Books 1–2. 2004.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work. Issue 5. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2003. 983 p.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work. Issue 4. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2000. 955 p.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work. Issue 3. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 1999. 510, [1] p.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work. Issue 2. Moscow, Nasledie Publ., 1995. 336 p.
“Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work. Issue 1. Moscow, Nasledie Publ., 1994. 368 p.

Selected Essays

“‘Social Novel’ by Andrey Platonov: From the History of the Text to Its Contexts.” Andrey Platonov’s “Country of Philosophers”: Unanswered Questions, vol. 9: Anniversary Issue. Ex. ed. Natalya Kornienko; comp. Maria Osipenko. Moscow, IWL RAS, 2024, pp. 213–231. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-0745-8-213-231
“To the History of Publication of the Story ‘Aphrodite’.” Andrey Platonov’s “Country of Philosophers”: Unanswered Questions, vol. 9: Anniversary Issue. Ex. ed. Natalya Kornienko; comp. Maria Osipenko. Moscow, IWL RAS, 2024, pp. 518–530. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-0745-8-518-530
“Business Correspondence of Gubmeliorator A.P. Platonov in 1925–1926: According to the Documents from GAVO.” Andrey Platonov’s “Country of Philosophers”: Unanswered Questions, vol. 9: Anniversary Issue. Ex. ed. Natalya Kornienko; comp. Maria Osipenko. Moscow, IWL RAS, 2024, pp. 645–676. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-0745-8-645-676
“Building Materials and Equipment” (Platonov’s Correspondence with County Meliorators). Andrey Platonov’s “Country of Philosophers”: Unanswered Questions, vol. 9: Anniversary Issue / ex. ed. Natalya Kornienko; comp. Maria Osipenko. Moscow, IWL RAS, 2024, pp. 677–732. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-0745-8-677-732
“‘It Was Considered a Small Position’ (Fire-Resistant Construction of the Work of ‘Gubmeliorator Platonov’).” Andrey Platonov’s “Country of Philosophers”: Unanswered Questions, vol. 9: Anniversary Issue. Ex. ed. Natalya Kornienko; comp. Maria Osipenko. Moscow, IWL RAS, 2024, pp. 733–755. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-0745-8-733-755
“‘Admcritic — Comrade Ermilov’ (To the Chronicle of the Literary Events of August — September 1939).” Andrey Platonov’s “Country of Philosophers”: Unanswered Questions, vol. 9: Anniversary Issue. Ex. ed. Natalya Kornienko; comp. Maria Osipenko. Moscow, IWL RAS, 2024, pp. 866–891. https://doi.org/10.22455/978-5-9208-0745-8-866-891
“I. Babel in Andrey Platonov’s ‛Fabric of Literature’.” “Country of Philosophers” by Andrey Platonov: Problems of Artistic Work, issue 8. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2017, pp. 49–61. In Russ.
“‛Fact’ and Fiction in the History of the Town Gradov.” To Hear the Earth’s Axis. Festschrift for Thomas Langerak. Amsterdam, Pegasus, 2016, pp. 255–269. (Pegasus Oost-Europese Studies 26). In Russ.

Scopus / Web of Science Publications

“Fire-resistant Construction of the ‘Governor-ameliorator Platonov’ (Based on the Materials from the State Archive of the Voronezh Region).” Russian Peasant Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2024, pp. 54–74. https://doi.org/10.22394/2500-1809-2024-9-1-54-74
“‘...I Have Lived a Life’. To the 125^th Anniversary of A.P. Platonov.” Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 94, no. 7, 2024, pp. 665–675. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0869587324070075
“Literary Center of Constructivists on Its Way to the RAPP (From the History of Literary Life at the Turn of the 1920s — 1930s). Studia Litterarum, vol. 6, no. 3, 2021, pp. 304-321. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22455/2500-4247-2021-6-3-304-321 (with R.E. Klementiev)
“‛Social Novel’ by Andrey Platonov: Contexts of Creativity and Epoch.” Zbornik Matice srpske za slavistiku, no. 100, 2021, pp. 647–662. DOI: 10.18485/MS_ZMSS.2021.100.38. In English
“Andrey Platonov’s Wartime Stories: the Historical Dynamics of Reception.” Russian Literature, vol. 73, no. 1–2, 2013, pp. 133–162. In Russ.