Розкрито життєвий і творчий шлях відомої особистості з оточення Тараса Шевченка - княжни Варвари Рєпніної. Вивчено її походження з відомих історичних родів - чернігівських Рюриковичів, Волконських, Розумовських. Особливу увагу приділено її епістолярній спадщині, літературній та публіцистичній творчості. Доведено, що Варвара Миколаївна як письменниця своїми мемуарами доповнила ще одну сторінку до великої історії країни, якій вірно служили її пращури. Окремо проаналізовано статті про Варвару Рєпніну.
The study reveals the life and creative and creative path of a famous person from the entourage of Taras Shevchenko - Princess Varvara Repnina. Her origin is studied from well-known historical families of Rurikovich (from Chernihiv), Volkonsky, Razumovsky.Particular attention is paid to her epistolary heritage, literary and journalistic work. It is proved that Varvara Repnina as a writer supplemented another page whith her memoirs to the great history of the country, which was faithfully served by her ancestors. Articls about Varvara Rapnina were analysed separately, in particular, short biographical data about Princess Repnina both like ie encyclopedic editions of the 19-21st centuries in modern Shevchenko literature. In the memoirs of Varvara Repni&na, her character, life principles, and attitude to various circumstances are clearly revealed. In them, she without tricks, unequivocally and frankly gives an assessment to people and events, notices small details, which is very important, since thi&s is an important condition for the formation of a true and holistic view of reader of what he has read. The high literary style of her writing is combined simultaneously with laconosm. Publications of Princess Varvara Repnina give a holistic view as& an individual and a writer, reveal her childhood, education, environment, friendship with writers Nikolai Gogol and Taras Shevchenko, life abroad (Kassel, Paris, Spain, Dresden, Prague, Vien, Rome, Florence, Switzerland). Varvara Repnina"s articles &reveales her aesthetic tastes, deep spirituality, worldview, emotional and decisive character, beliefs, preferences.
