A. P. Dmitriev

The Polish Uprising of 1863–1864 in Literary Reflection: I. S. Aksakov’s Unknown Response to Ya. P. Polonsky’s Drama “Discord” in the Context of Its Creative History

Ya. P. Polonsky’s verse drama “Discord: Scenes from the Last Polish Uprising” (1864) had a paradoxical fate. It was highly praised by leading contemporary writers, but was unanimously dismissed by critics in leading journals as lacking aesthetic significance. This article provides the first comprehensive study of the w...