scholarly journals Central Asia in Contemporary Russian Literature

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Novokhatskiy
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Russian Culture

Central Asia in contemporary Russian literature is represented by two main discourses, Nostalgia discourse and New Orientalism discourse. This article follows a diachronic perspective in an attempt to understand their origins, the characteristics of the Tashkent text and the Tajikistan text in literature, as well as historical and cultural factors which led to the present-day image of Central Asia in Russian culture, from the first Orientalist works through hybridisation processes to the collapse of the USSR and the Post-Soviet trauma. As a sample of contemporary literature, novels by Dina Rubina, Suhbat Aflatuni, Andrey Volos, Yevgeny Chizhov and other writers are analysed.

New understanding and old myths. On I. Esaulov’s Russian Classics: New Understanding [Russkaya klassika: novoe ponimanie]

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-191
Author(s):  
E. V. Abdullaev
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Literary Canon ◽  
Eastern Orthodoxy ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Russian Literary ◽  
Methodological Principles

The article examines methodological principles of studying the Russian literary canon in the cultural context of Eastern Orthodoxy, as demonstrated in I. Esaulov’s book. While acknowledging the importance of the book’s method, the article reviews and criticizes the concepts used by the scholar (the Eastern archetype, the Christmas archetype, the categories of Law and Grace, etc.). In particular, the author challenges the statement that a writer populates his works with archetypes prevailing in his culture (so Eastern Orthodox ones in the case of Russian culture), often against his own religious principles. Also subjected to critical analysis is the thesis about the Easter archetype being more specific to Russian literature, with the Christmas archetype being more typical of Western literature. On the whole, the paper argues that the transhistorical approach declared by the scholar as opposed to the rigorously historical method (M. Gasparov and others) may often lead to strained hypotheses and mythologizing; all in all, it may result in an ahistorical perception of both Eastern Orthodoxy and the literary canon.

scholarly journals THE OPPOSITION BETWEEN LAW AND GRACE IN THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE OF PIERRE BEZUKHOV IN WAR AND PEACE BY L. N. TOLSTOY

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-208
Author(s):  
Alexander Kondratiev ◽  
Kirill Merinov
Keyword(s):  
Turning Point ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Spiritual Experience ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Moral Choice ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Spiritual Tradition

The problem of understanding Russian literature implies a grasp of the author’s concept of a human being, rooted in the spiritual tradition of Russian culture. Scientific analysis of the artistic refraction of the religious and philosophical opposition between Law and Grace, the divine power that saves from sin, in the formation of the character expands the idea of the semantic depths of the work, which open up new meanings in the “big time”. The idea of War and Peace was conditioned by the challenges of the cultural and historical turning point in the spiritual experience of the Russian people. In assessing events and people, Tolstoy is guided by the Christian tradition of the Russian culture. The previously undisputed assessment of the blessed results of Pierre Bezukhov’s spiritual biography needs to be clarified based on the conclusions and provisions of the Christian basis of Russian literature. Prince Andrey and Bezukhov were not accepted by the high society, but managed to find common ground. However, Bolkonsky’s interest in lawmaking faded after meeting Natasha, and when the war began, he refused Kutuzov’s proposal, felt responsibility for the doomed soldiers, forgave Kuragin in a Christian way and asked for the Gospel before dying, while Bezukhov never became Peter Kirillovich and was focused on self-determination in the subordinate spheres of earthly life, actualizing the importance of human efforts for the transformation of society. Bezukhov had never made a moral choice between Law and Grace, unlike Bolkonsky, who blessed his son. Thus, the title of the book appeals to the eternal Christian opposition of Law, or war, and Grace that is peace.

ПУШКИНСКИЙ ДОМ РАН КАК АКАДЕМИЧЕСКИЙ ЦЕНТР ИЗУЧЕНИЯ ТЕМЫ «ПРАВОСЛАВИЕ И РУССКАЯ КУЛЬТУРА». 1991–2021

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
Алексей Маркович Любомудров
Keyword(s):  
Academic Development ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
New Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Religious Aspects ◽  
Official Status

Статья посвящена тридцатилетней истории изучения религиозных аспектов русской литературы под эгидой Пушкинского Дома. Детально описаны зарождение, цели и состав участников ежегодных конференций «Православие и русская культура», позволивших сказать новое слово об историческом взаимодействии веры и светского творчества. Становление исследований проходило в обстановке противодействия сил, занимавших позиции безоценочного релятивизма и откровенного антихристианства. В работе показано, как стихийно сложившийся в Институте русской литературы центр изучения православных парадигм отечественной словесности в 2008 году получил официальный статус и за годы своего существования подготовил десятки трудов, собраний сочинений классиков, сотни публикаций. Подчеркнута объединяющая и консолидирующая роль пушкинодомцев в академической разработке данной темы. The article is devoted to the thirty-year history of studying the religious aspects of Russian literature at the basis of the Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House). The origin, goals and participants of the annual conferences «Orthodoxy and Russian Culture», which provided new information about the historical interaction of faith and secular creativity, are described in details. The formation of the research took place in the atmosphere of confrontation between forces whose positions were relativistic and distinctly anti-christian. The work shows how the spontaneously established Center for the study of the Orthodox paradigm of Russian literature received its own official status in 2008. By the moment the Center has prepared hundreds of publications as well as collective works of classics. The unifying and consolidating role of researchers of Pushkin House in the academic development of subject mentioned above is emphasized.

And they All Ate and Were Satisfied: Review of the Book “Abundance and Asceticism in Russian Literature”

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 189-191
Author(s):  
Zadorina Alena O. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
National Character ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
Original Works ◽  
Literary Experiences

The review provides an overview of scientific works included in the collection of articles “Abundance and Asceticism in Russian Literature.” Based on the definitions of “asceticism” and “abundance” proposed by the authors, a parallel is drawn with the binary opposition “a lot – little”, the differences from it are shown according to the principle of procedurality. Considerable attention is paid to the central article of the collection, written by M. Epstein; such parameters as the choice of genre, innovation (classification of types of asceticism), and the verifiability of the hypothesis are assessed. Based on this analysis, conclusions are drawn about the merits and demerits of Epstein’s concept. Also noted are the original works of K. Zehnder, D. Uffelmann, whose authors correlate the concept of canonical asceticism with the literary experiences of the 19th and 20th centuries, but do not extrapolate it to all phenomena associated with the rejection of something. The articles on the phenomenon of asceticism in poetry, in prose of the XX–XXI centuries are briefly characterized. An analysis of the collection’s materials allows one to argue with the idea of the immanence of asceticism for Russian culture and, on the contrary, to make sure of the non-national nature of the phenomenon under study. Keywords: asceticism, abundance, M. Epstein, national character, Russian literature

The Image of a Russian Writer in Magazine Caricatures of the Silver Age

2021 ◽  
pp. 342-356
Author(s):  
Elena S. Sonina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Silver Age ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Printed Word

Due to the literary-centric nature of Russian culture and the performance of the functions of civil society by the printed word, the role of the writer in the history of Russian literature and journalism of the Russian Empire was traditionally high. Therefore, satirical graphics constantly turned to the image of the Russian writer. The study compares the methods of depicting writers in the 19th and early 20th centuries and isolates the traditions of referring to the literary past and present. Caricature in connection with new trends in literature showed writers in the role of heroes of low and elite cultures, “tramps” (bossjaki) and modernists.

scholarly journals The Non-Humanist Vector in 20th-Century Russian Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 183-200
Author(s):  
Maria Rubins ◽  
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
The World

The article focuses on a corpus of narratives written in various cultural and historical contexts both within metropolitan Russia and in diaspora, which engaged with the process of dehumanization of the world and mankind and the inadequacy of Russian literature’s traditional arsenal to represent the anthropological experience of the 20th century. These texts revised the humanist pathos of Russian culture, the European legacy and Eurocentric discourse, and created an alternative conceptual and aesthetic language that became particularly relevant for contemporary Russian literature.

scholarly journals AESTHETICS OF CHILDHOOD IN THE PROJECT OF RUSSIAN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT

2021 ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
L.K. Nefedova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Educational Thought ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
Literature And Philosophy ◽  
Russian Philosopher ◽  
Aesthetic Consciousness ◽  
History Of

Russian philosopher A. D. Kantemir is an Enlightener, poet, and translator of Fontenelle, recognized in the history of Russian culture, who laid the foundation for Russian philosophical terminology. His literary work, translation and political activities contributed to the transformation of Russian aesthetic consciousness, since they were a stage in the development of cultural ties with Europe, in the development of Russian philosophical and literary artistic culture, in particular, in the development of the language of Russian literature and philosophy. In the poetic “Satire VII. About upbringing” in the language style of the 18th century, Kantemir presented a number of thoughts about upbringing that are quite modern and give an idea of the aesthetics of childhood in the project of Russian educational thought.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF DOSTOYEVSKI'S STORIES TRANSLATED INTO TURKISH

2020 ◽  
pp. 115-142
Author(s):  
Doaa Abdulkareem ABDULLAH
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Epileptic Seizures ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
Language Style ◽  
Turkish Literature ◽  
Hard Shell

The only purpose of this thesis is to try to connect Russian culture to Turkish literature. We chose an interesting review, because it is one of the famous Russian writers, known for the most impressive novels of world literature. At Feodor Mihayloviç Dostoevsky, we believe that human characters are processed much more deeply. He is one of the powerful representatives of realism. He adhered to religion and traditions and included spiritual analyzes in his works. Despite all his material and spiritual poverty and epileptic seizures, his terrible years enabled Dostoevsky to discover the wealth of religion and prisoners, namely "the gold in the hard shell". Realist writers value language, style and form. Because the purpose of art is to express the truth objectively and aesthetically. There must be a harmony between the essence, form, language and style of the work, such as the harmony between the soul and body. Each individual is stuck between two kinds of life and tries to maintain a life between this congestion. In other words, they have two faces, they have contradictions, they have fears, their delusions, their gods or what's going on ... Man represents infinity as a limited, spiritual being in this view. Dostoevski is a writer only when we feel miserable, if we have reached the end of our limit of suffering and if we perceive life as a completely flaming wound, if we only live one despair of despair, then only then we must read. Key words: Dostoevsky, Russian Literature, White Nights, Nastenka, Mehmet Ozgul.

scholarly journals On the poetry features at the turn of the century (from the creative work of Muliat Emizh)

2021 ◽  
pp. 148-152
Author(s):  
Учужук Масхудович Панеш ◽  
Шамсет Еристемовна Шаззо
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
National Literature ◽  
Mountain Lake ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Literary Traditions

Задача выявить в творчестве Мулиат Емиж конца ХХ - начала XXI века типологические особенности национальной литературы определяет исследование проблемно-тематического содержания, эволюции конфликта и жанровых форм художественных явлений. Устанавливаются усиление проблемности и попытки углубления концепции личности в сборниках «Возвратившиеся песни», «Таинственный знак», «Горное озеро» и др. Отмечается движение к художественной объемности и концентрации поэтических средств. Определяется влияние фольклора и традиций литературы на формирование жанровых форм поэзии. Опора на историко-литературный и сравнительно-типологический методы позволяет сделать вывод об отражении в творчестве М. Емиж таких особенностей современной литературы, как освобождение от декларативности, публицистического многословия и торжественности. Работа может быть востребована при изучении теоретических проблем формирования отечественной литературы ХХ века. The authors set objectives to identify the typological features of national literature in the work of Muliat Emizh of the late 20 - early 21 centuries, which determine the study of the problem-thematic content, the evolution of the conflict and genre forms of artistic phenomena. The authors establish the strengthening of the problematic nature and attempts to deepen the concept of personality in the collections "Returned Songs", "The Mysterious Sign", "Mountain Lake", etc. The movement towards artistic volume and concentration of poetic means is noted. The influence of folklore and literary traditions on the formation of genre forms of poetry is determined. The reliance on historical-literary and comparative-typological methods makes it possible to draw a conclusion about the reflection in the work of M. Emizh of such features of contemporary literature as liberation from declarativity, journalistic pleonasm and solemnity. This work may be in demand in the study of theoretical problems of the formation of Russian literature of the twentieth century.

scholarly journals The image of Bolshoye Boldino in the Russian literature: peculiarities of local text formation

Litera ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
Kseniya Ivanovna Yashina
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian Culture ◽  
Cultural Centers ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Research Material ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Text Formation

The subject of this research is Bolshoye Boldino as the landmark of the Russian culture. The goal is to give characteristics to the image of Bolshoye Boldino established in the Russian literature, as well as analyze the possibility of formation of the local text. It is proven that constant traits of Boldino, such as solitude, isolation from the big world, simplicity of life, and vagueness of time boundaries, were formed based on the letters, works, and events in the life of A. S. Pushkin, and later comprehended by other authors. It is noted that the collection of texts about Bolshoye Boldino consists of the saying and interviews, fiction and folklore compositions. The research material includes the poems and an saying M. S. Petrovyh, Y. V. Drunina, D. S. Samoilov and B. A. Akhmadulina. The conclusion is made that in the Russian culture, Bolshoye Boldino resembles the place of commemoration of A. S. Pushkin, as well as the space that allows a person to achieve comprehension and mindfulness. In the aforementioned works, the image of Bolshoye Boldino in ambivalent: the space is interpreted as a place of salvation or as the origin of the tragic events in life of the poet. The author assumes that the Boldino text is in the process of formation and has low intensity, which is substantiated by its remoteness of from the cultural centers.

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