Yury Tynyanov

Yury Tynyanov

Birth : 1894-10-18, Rezhitsa, Russian Empire [now Rēzekne, Latvia]

Death : 1943-12-20

History

Yury Nikolaevich Tynyanov (1894–1943) was a Soviet writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and screenwriter. He was an authority on Pushkin and an important member of the Russian Formalist school. In 1928 he wrote, together with linguist Roman Jakobson, an influential work titled 'Theses on Language', as well as works of historical fiction, such as 'Lieutenant Kijé' and one of the central texts of Russian formalist literary production, 'The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar'.

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Yury Tynyanov

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Lieutenant Kizhe
Lieutenant Kizhe
Writer
A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words "the lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kizhe". The Tsar reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) lieutenant. The courtiers, eager to avoid the wrath of the temperamental Tsar, create a Kizhe to serve as their royal scapegoat.
The Club of the Big Deed
The Club of the Big Deed
Writer
The film tells about the Decembrists’ revolt in the south of Russia. Right before the Decembrist Revolt 1825 a chevalier of fortune decides that it's time for a game. But on whom to make a bet? He asks the cards. But he's not the only one who makes the choice.
The Overcoat
The Overcoat
Writer
Soviet film based on Nikolai Gogol stories "Nevsky Prospekt" and "The Overcoat".