МЕМУАРНА СПАДЩИНА ГАБРІЕЛИ ПУЗИНІНОЇ ТА ЄВИ ФЕЛІНСЬКОЇ: ПОРІВНЯЛЬНИЙ АНАЛІЗ

The article considers E. Felinska’s "Life Memoirs" and G. Puzynina’s "In Vilna and Lithuanian Courts" as a vivid example of women's memoir literature of the Romantic era. It is established that at the beginning of the nineteenth century, a significant number of Polish aristocratic women were fond of writing memoirs, reminiscenes, travelologues and keeping diary entries, as evidenced by the extensive canon of authors and texts of this period. This interest in memoir literature, influenced by significant historical events in Europe and the sudden changes they brought about, allowed women to begin to move beyond the private family sphere. Felinska, born into impoverished provincial nobility, was active in public life. She participated in S. Konarski’s underground organization "Union of the Polish People", faced exile, and after returning home and publishing her "Memoirs of a Journey to Siberia", became a renowned memoirist. The life of G. Puzynina, a representative of the famous aristocratic Gunter family, was concentrated in Vilna and Dobrovlyany, reflecting the peculiarities of the way of existence of high society, in particular, salons, balls, visits to the Vilna Opera, theater, charity evenings, etc. G. Puzynina was a famous writer, in addition to the mentioned memoirs, she wrote several collections of poetry and stories. It is established that the structure of the memoirs in both cases was significantly influenced by editors and publishers, however, in the case of E. Felinska, the author was able to independently make appropriate decisions. G. Puzynina's memoirs, limited to the almost hermetic sphere of family life, focus on family and domestic issues, and historical events left only a single echo on the pages. E. Felinska, who clearly understood her readership, purposefully tried to present the entire dimension of cultural and socio-historical issues.