Some unknown short stories of V.M. Shukshin

In thе article, the author turns to one of the episodes of V.M. Shukshin's creative career, associated with the collaboration of the writer with the literary magazine «Znamya». Relying on archival materials, the author presents the history of relations of Shukshin with the editors of the journal, as well as trying to recreate the content of his early stories, pre-designated for publication in the «Znamya», but unknown today. The author comes to the conclusion, that correspondence of Shukshin with the editors of «Znamya» played important role in the literary career of the famous Russian writer. The young writer has acquired the necessary experience in dealing with editors and critics, felt the specifics of literary magazines. This experience proved to be for V. Shukshin extremely valuable: most of his literary works he published in periodicals.

philology, literary criticism, Russian literary of the XX century, V.M. Shukshin, unknown stories