The first publication of Sadovsky's article "The Philosophy of Marriage" (1923) is given, with comments. Its creative history is outlined. It is noted that the article was written during a very difficult post-revolutionary period of the author's life, when he faced the problem of creating a family and finding a home. One of the stimuli for writing the article was Sadovsky's relationship with V.P. Uvarova, his old acquaintance, whose letters to him, unknown to researchers, have been taken into account. The ideas expressed in The Philosophy of Marriage - about the peculiarities of the character and psychology of women, about their intellectual limitations in comparison with men - were not original. Many works were published on this topic during the Silver Age. However, let us emphasise that Sadovsky was in no way dependent on them in the conception of the article. Much in his worldview came from his upbringing, the atmosphere of his parents' home, his social circle (especially in his adolescent years), and the general conservative leaven of his character. In terms of genre and subject matter, "The Philosophy of Marriage" stands apart in the vast array of Sadovsky's articles (which are mostly problem criticism, reviews, reviews, literary portraits, notes). Only the essay "Holy Reaction" (1921) is comparable to it. In order to specify the 131 meaning of Sadovsky's article, a little-known essay by V.P. Dalmatov, "Julia Pastrana", whose hero, the fictional adopted son of Pastrana, gives an assessment of women's creative abilities that is close to what Dalmatov himself formulated and echoes the provisions of "The Philosophy of Marriage", is brought in
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