KONSTANTIN BALMONT. A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF THE BIOGRAPHY

The review touches upon the history and key features of the book about Konstantin Balmont published by P. Kupriyavovsky and N. Molchanova in the series «Lifes of famous people». The book is characterized as important work containing archive documents and eyewitness accounts. Brings into focus cultural and historical facts which repudiate pseudo biographical stories about Balmonts life.

Literary studies, K.Balmont, life description, biography of the writer, problems of creative activity