Russian Literature and the West

Slavic Review ◽  
1962 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-417
Author(s):  
Rufus W. Mathewson
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
The West

scholarly journals The main Problem of Boris Vasiliev’s Novel «Alexander Nevsky» (On the 800th Anniversary of the Birth of the Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky)

2021 ◽  
pp. 257-271
Author(s):  
Денис Владимирович Макаров
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
Historical Novels ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The West ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
The Government ◽  
Artistic Images ◽  
Artistic Image ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Church

Основная цель исследования состоит в выявлении основной проблематики романа «Александр Невский» и в исследовании особенностей художественного образа святого благоверного князя Александра Невского в художественном произведении одного из выдающихся представителей советской военной прозы Бориса Львовича Васильева. Начиная со второй половины 1990-х годов писатель воплощает в литературе образы выдающихся древнерусских князей и создаёт в своих исторических романах целую галерею художественных портретов: Владимира Святого, Ярослава Мудрого, Владимира Мономаха и многих других. В работе применяется сравнительно-исторический метод и метод филологического анализа. Для достижения указанной цели анализируется основная проблематика романа Бориса Васильева. В качестве наиболее актуальных для Руси XIII в. вопросов, поднимаемых автором, выделяются проблемы духовного наследия Византии, феодальной раздробленности, двоеверия, взаимоотношения власти (государства) и Церкви, исторического выбора между Востоком и Западом. Автором статьи предпринимает сопоставление образа святого благоверного князя Александра Невского прежде всего со знаменитым памятником древнерусской литературы XIII в. «Повесть о житии Александра Невского». Также в статье указываются предшественники Бориса Васильева в создании образа благоверного князя Александра Невского в русской литературе XIX и XX вв., среди которых поэты Аполлон Николаевич Майков, Лев Александрович Мей, Константин Михайлович Симонов и писатели Алексей Кузьмич Югов, Василий Григорьевич Ян, Анатолий Александрович Субботин, Сергей Павлович Мосияш. Наиболее важные результаты исследования состоят в выявлении основных особенностей художественного образа святого благоверного князя Александра Невского в романе Бориса Васильева. The main purpose of the research is to identify the main problems of the novel «Alexander Nevsky» and to study the features of the artistic image of the saint Prince Alexander Nevsky in the artistic work of one of the outstanding representatives of Soviet military prose - Boris Lvovich Vasiliev, who turned in the second half of the 1990s-2010s to the embodiment in artistic images of outstanding Ancient Russian princes and created in his historical novels from 1996 to 2010 a whole gallery of artistic images: Vladimir the Saint, Yaroslav the Wise, Vladimir Monomakh and many others. To achieve this goal, the main problems of the novel by Boris Vasiliev are analyzed. The research highlights the problems of the spiritual heritage of Byzantium, feudal fragmentation, dual faith, the relationship between the government (state) and the Church, the historical choice between East and West are highlighted as the most relevant issues for Russia of the XIII century raised by the author, the problems of the spiritual heritage of Byzantium, feudal fragmentation, dual faith, the relationship between the government (state) and the Church, the historical choice between the East and the West. The comparison of the image of the saint Prince Alexander Nevsky is undertaken, first of all, with the famous monument of ancient Russian literature of the XIII century «The Story of the Life of Alexander Nevsky». The work also identifies the literary predecessors of Boris Vasiliev in creating the image of the blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in Russian literature of the XIX and XX centuries, among them the poets Apollo Nikolaevich Maykov, Lev Alexandrovich May, Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov and the writers Alexey Kuzmich Yugov, Vasily Grigoryevich Yan, Anatoly Alexandrovich Subbotin, Sergey Pavlovich Mosiyash. The comparative-historical method and the method of philological analysis are used in the work. The most important results of the study are to identify the main features of the artistic image of the saint Prince Alexander Nevsky in the novel by Boris Vasiliev.

scholarly journals The origins of dialogical consciousness development

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (Extra-B) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Almaz Ildarovich Zakirov ◽  
Albina Mazgarovna Sayapova ◽  
Rinat Ferganovich Bekmetov ◽  
Chulpan Afraimovna Chetiniv
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
The West ◽  
Consciousness Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Deep Layers

The coming century of globalization dictates the need to change the perspective in the study of the work of the leading classics of Russian literature in the context of the unity of philosophy and aesthetics of the West and the East, understood as the foundation of the world integrity. This understanding of the world can become the "language" for comprehension the deep layers of the writer's consciousness. At the same time, it should be noted that the forms of reflection of eastern cultural realities and codes in the work of Russian classics occupied many Russian and foreign scholars. The task that the authors of this article have set themselves is the need to show the origins of the creative thinking development among Russian classics (poets and prose writers), so that the picture of the dialogue between the West and the East in their artistic and philosophical heritage acquires completeness, integrity and more solid evidence.    

scholarly journals L. LUNTS'S «GO WEST!» IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LITERARY DISCUSSION OF 1925–1928

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
O. О. Kryzhanovska
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Modern Literature ◽  
The West ◽  
Western Literature ◽  
Artistic Experience ◽  
Russian Literary ◽  
Modern Russian

The article deals with the study of L. Lunts' report «Go West!» in the context of the leading ideas of the literary discussion of 1925–1928. L. Lunts was a theorist of the Russian literary collective «Brothers Serapions», his literary-critical articles represent such depth and perspectives that were ahead of his time. In the article by O. Kryzhanovska, it turns out that reflections on the ways of development of modern Russian literature turned out to be consonant with many world literatures, in particular Ukrainian. Report by L. Lunts «Go West!» (1922) fully represents his creative convictions and reveals much in common with the main vectors of the literary discussion of 1925-1928. The article proves that L. Lunts's article «Go West!» allows us to see the commonality of those artistic and aesthetic searches that existed in the 1920s in Ukrainian and Russian literature and represented the European vector of artistic landmarks. L. Lunts positioned himself as a «Western» writer. He emphasized the need to turn modern literature to the traditions of the West, in particular, to the tradition of fable prose. In the report «Go West!» the author notes that the provinciality of Russian literature is manifested in a dismissive attitude to the plot, to intrigue and an interesting plot. O. Kryzhanovska proved that under the dramatic plot L. Lunts understood the presence of such effective techniques that allow the viewer to arouse interest and emotional reaction. L. Lunts calls all modern literature boring and illiterate. The author insistently encourages writers to study Western literature and orient themselves towards Western traditions. O. Kryzhanovska proved that in two years the ideas of L. Lunts were consonant with the main dominant of the literary discussion of 1925-1928 in Ukraine. The conviction of the need to assimilate European artistic experience, get rid of the provincial and secondary, the call to learn from the world's best artists demonstrates the typological similarity of the views of such authors as Lev Lunts, Mykola Khvylovy and Mykola Zerov.

‘Russia is always ahead of time…’ Аndrey Bitov on himself, the empire, the Russian language and literature

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
Elena K. Chkhaidze
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Soviet Regime ◽  
The West ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Imperial Identity ◽  
The Russian Language

One of the last interviews given by Andrey Bitov, often considered a founder of Russian Postmodernism, before his death. His books are a symbiosis of knowledge (of history, culture, and literature) and play, which is perceived as the driver of alternating meanings constantly undergoing a transformation. The idea behind the conversation was not only to clarify the questions left unanswered upon the reading of Bitov’s epic Empire in Four Dimensions [ Imperiya v chetyryokh izmereniyakh ] and other books, but also to identify the foundations of the writer’s views. In one of his last interviews, Bitov discussed his vision of Russia’s imperial identity and Russian mentality, the Soviet regime and the Soviet period, Stalin’s role in history, his attitude to the West, the Russian language, secrets of his books and his favorite authors. Bitov reminisced about his trips to the Soviet republics of Georgia and Armenia, as well as his friendship with R. Gabriadze and G. Matevosyan. The writer offered his original vision of the development of Russian literature in the 19th c. in light of his fascination with astrology.

Zaytsev, B. (2018). Reflections of the Eternal. Unknown short stories, essays, reminiscences and interviews. Ed. by A. Lyubomudrov. St. Petersburg: Rostok. (In Russ.)

2021 ◽  
pp. 288-293
Author(s):  
L. M. Borisova
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
French Literature ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
October Revolution ◽  
The West ◽  
Treasure Trove ◽  
Literature And Religion ◽  
Emigre Literature

The review is concerned with a collection of hitherto unknown prose by B. Zaytsev that uncovers new aspects of his oeuvre. The collection covers literary variants of famous essays, hitherto unpublished short stories from before the October Revolution, and travelogues showing the writer's attitude to the spiritual and creative culture of the West. The reviewer points out the problem of the interaction between Russian literature and its European counterparts (particularly French literature) and defines the criteria (the Christian ideal and ‘common human compassion') used by Zaytsev for its assessment. Mentioned are the authors especially favoured by Zaytsev (F. Mauriac, A. Maurois, and G. Duhamel). Also noted is the writer's polemic with Western authors. The collection offers a treasure trove for scholarly reflections on literature and religion, as well as on Russian emigre literature versus Soviet and Western literatures.

scholarly journals The Images of Mary of Egypt, Mary Magdalene and Cleopatra in Russian Literature: the Christian and the Pagan

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-63
Author(s):  
Galina Yu. Zavgorodnyaya
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
The West ◽  
Female Images ◽  
Mary Magdalene ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Mary Of Egypt ◽  
West European

<p><span lang="EN-US">The article examines the orthodox tradition of paying homage to Venerable Mary of Egypt. The perception of the image of Mary of Egypt is compared with that one of Mary Magdalene in the West-European World, particularly in literature and art. The different forms of interaction between the hagiography of Mary of Egypt and Russian literature are traced: adaptation of the plot, allusions, insertion of the motif of a repented whore. The plot of Cleopatra, as of an impenitent whore, is opposite to a hagiographic plot (by its semantic pole of attraction). Two female images symbolize two divergent paths&nbsp;&mdash; to spiritual rebirth and to the ruin. As a result of the analysis of the works of A.&nbsp;Pushkin, I.&nbsp;Aksakov, N.&nbsp;Leskov, V.&nbsp;Bryusov, A.&nbsp;Remizov it is deduced that both plots turned out to be productive for Russian literature of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, namely because of their paired relationship.</span></p>

scholarly journals Russian émigré life in France as covered by Soviet literary magazines of the first half of the 1920s

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-618
Author(s):  
Lyudmila K. Ryabova ◽  
Maria I. Kosorukova
Keyword(s):  
French Literature ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Cultural Relations ◽  
Art Theory ◽  
Literary Magazines ◽  
The West ◽  
Constant Attention ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Russian Intelligentsia ◽  
Soviet Russia

The authors consider the problem in which extent did the Bolshevik authorities allow a coverage of Russian émigré life and work in France, under conditions of ideological confrontation and censorship. The present study is based on materials of Soviet literary and socio-political magazines such as Book and Revolution and Krasnaya Nov’ of the fi rst half of the 1920s. These journals off ered chronicles of events, literary reviews, information in special sections (‘In the West,’ ‘Relations with Russia,’ ‘Russian literature and art abroad,’ and particularly in the section ‘France’) that off ered a fairly complete picture of cultural events in France and activities of Russian émigrés in the country. Characteristic was the reproduction of large fragments of works authored by emigrant authors, which acquainted readers with the development of emigrant thought of that time. The article concludes that with regard to the fi rst half of the 1920s, we can speak about a kind of dialogue between the Russian intelligentsia in France and that in Soviet Russia. This communication was not always politicized and often remained in the fi eld of literature and art theory. In those years the cultural life of France in general was subject of constant attention. It is argued that most publications on French literature and art were free from ideology, thereby continuing the tradition of pre-revolutionary cultural relations between the two countries.

scholarly journals The origins of dialogical consciousness development

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (Extra-B) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Almaz Ildarovich Zakirov ◽  
Albina Mazgarovna Sayapova ◽  
Rinat Ferganovich Bekmetov ◽  
Chulpan Afraimovna Chetiniv
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
The West ◽  
Consciousness Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Deep Layers

The coming century of globalization dictates the need to change the perspective in the study of the work of the leading classics of Russian literature in the context of the unity of philosophy and aesthetics of the West and the East, understood as the foundation of the world integrity. This understanding of the world can become the "language" for comprehension the deep layers of the writer's consciousness. At the same time, it should be noted that the forms of reflection of eastern cultural realities and codes in the work of Russian classics occupied many Russian and foreign scholars. The task that the authors of this article have set themselves is the need to show the origins of the creative thinking development among Russian classics (poets and prose writers), so that the picture of the dialogue between the West and the East in their artistic and philosophical heritage acquires completeness, integrity and more solid evidence.    

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