LYCEUM STUDENTS’ LITERARY WORKS IN THE ALMANAC OTDYKH (“LEISURE”)

The introductory note to the publication contains description of a literary almanac Otdykh (“Leisure”), only known copy which is now kept in National Library Russia (Saint-Petersburg), brief overview its contents (all written by pupils Imperial Alexander Lyceum) and biographical information about “editor-publisher” who signed as “N. Pushkin”. Its dating (the was composed end 1886th — beginning 1887th) based on found one articles. Having included N. Pushkin Predvaritel’nyy spisok russkikh pisateley i uchenykh (“Preliminary List Russian Writers Scholars”), Semjon Vengerov supplied reference dedicated him with remark- question: “a descendant A. S. Pushkin?” A study materials stored Central State Historical Archive St. Petersburg leads negative answer this question. texts itself are varied composition: fiction prose (short stories), lyrical poems, Lyceum theatre an editorial Posleslovie (“Afterword”). latter two contain interesting details relating everyday history Lyceum. imitative, common children’s literature. At same time, besides poetic (mostly romantic) stamps “naive narrative”, works young authors some creative successes, indicating presence talent desire develop it.