Musicology Annotation << Back Nikolay Nikolaevich Sidelnikov (Lines of style and thinking of the composer) Lyudmila S. Bakshi Creativity of N.N. Sidelnikov is considered in the context of development of Soviet art of 1960–1980s. For example, his essay identifi es the main features of the style and thinking of the composer: the search for national identity in the context of updating of the language of music and fascination with the avant-garde, the development of traditions of Russian musical culture, the infl uence of poetry on the style and thinking of the composer. Keywords: N.N. Sidelnikov, "Romansero about love and death", "Sichuan elegies", "the Rebellious world of the poet" Lermontov duologue. Contacts: E-mail: ludmila.bakshi@gmail.com Pp. 37-49.