UKRAINIAN ROOTS OF A RUSSIAN POET

Abstract

The article examines the social, ethnic and psychological origins of the work of the famous Russian poet and musician Alexander Dolsky. The place of the artist in the aesthetic hie-rarchy of poets-performers of the author’s song is analyzed. The family ties with the father (an opera singer), the birthplace of the father, the historical family hearth on once Polish, and now - Ukrainian land are of particular interest. Going beyond the limits of the exclu-sively textual analysis of the creative work allows us to increase the volume and the relief of the poet’s image perception.