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 20th Century. Issues of Textual and Source Studies. Book 3: Letters and Diaries in the Russian Literary Heritage of the 20th Century. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2018. 880 p.
  • Konstantin Fedin and His Contemporaries: From the Literary Heritage of the 20th 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 20th 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 20th 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 20th 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 125th 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.