Ekaterina N. Shelukhina

The article is devoted to the influence of the traditions of the Moscow Art Theater on the literary and critical-journalistic creativity of I.L. Andronikov.

The oral stories in which Andronikov creates images of prominent figures of Russian stage art — A.A. Ostuzhev, V.I. Kachalov, F.I. Chaliapin, — using the skill of getting used to the character of thought, plasticity of the hero, reproducing the syntax of his speech, the timbre of his voice, gestures, creating a portrait that can be recognized not only by those who knew the prototype personally, but also by those who recognize him only in the narrator's transmission.

In this regard, some aspects of the author's conception and embodiment of oral stories are highlighted in the light of the provisions of the Stanislavsky System, such as "the truth of experiences", "the film of the role", "the method of physical actions", perceived by Andronikov through direct observation of the art of the founders of the Moscow Art Theater in its heyday. The phenomenon of the synthesis of musical arts in the creation of artistic images is outlined.

The article deals with a bookplate or ex libris, a special type of fine and decorative applied art. Relying on the categories of art semiotics the authors outline the properties of the genre using such concepts as individuality and human personality. The article analyses the role individuality and personality play in producing the idea of a bookplate, in performing its artistic solution and delivering the information about its owner. Another aspect to be investigated is the influence that verbal arts produce on the composition and design of bookplates, namely the synthesis of the visual and the verbal functioning in accordance with the rules of sign ensembles combining signs from different systems. The principles of interaction between the visual and the verbal in a bookplate are considered using the samples from the library belonging to Irakly Andronikov, a scholar, writer and a master of oral storytelling. The samples of oral storytelling by Andronikov were compared to the generalized principles of featuring bookplates to reveal the common mechanisms underlying these materials. The description and attribution of the bookplates reflect the milestones of Andronikov's biography, as well as plots and heroes from the fiction by of Alexander Pushkin and Mikhail Lermontov.