The article is an interview with Tatiana Vladimirovna Sosnora, the widow of the poet and writer Viktor Alexandrovich Sosnora. Ekaterina Vladimirovna Bolnova, senior lecturer at Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, acts as an interviewer. Viktor Alexandrovich Sosnora is a large-scale poet, writer, who rose to fame in the second half of the 20th century. Each of his books became an event in literary circles. The fate of V.A. Sosnora is full of unexpected twists and turns. T.V. Sosnora is an independent researcher who is engaged in preserving her husband's legacy. The interview touches on the problems of publishing previously unpublished works, including numerous diaries, as well as critical articles and reviews. T.V. Sosnora talks about the fate of the diaries of V.A. Sosnora's second wife Nina Alekseeva, who died after a long illness in 2009. T.V. Sosnora tells us about V.A. Sosnora's attitude to critical feedback and reviews of his works. Some points related to the creative laboratory of the writer are revealed. Speaking about V.A. Sosnora's mastery of foreign languages, the writer's widow also clarifies the progress of work on the translations that he did. The interview also touches on the facts of the writer's biography concerning his father, mother, uncle, sister, grandmother and other relatives, as well as those related to V.A. Sosnora's relocation to Leningrad. T.V. Sosnora talks about V.A. Sosnora's artistic credo, as well as his attitude to political issues.
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