Alekseeva A.A. Reception of “foreign space” in the cycles of S.A. Yesenin “Persian motifs”, A.V. Shiryaevts “Turquoise teahouse”, S.M. Gorodetsky “Angel of Armenia”

Abstract. This study aims to trace the features of the embodiment of “foreign space” in the oriental cycles of the New Peasant poets S.A. Yesenin and A.V. Shiryaevts, as well as the artistic unity of S.M. Gorodetsky. The work attempts to display national determinants in the image of non-native spaces in the lyrical units “Persian […]

Andreeva V.G. About the significant and dear voice of the writer: two letters from E.L. Markov to L.N. Tolstoy

For the first time in literary criticism, the article examines two letters from E.L. Markov to L.N. Tolstoy, which have not been previously published. These letters are kept in the manuscript department of the Tolstoy State Museum in Moscow. The letters cited and analyzed in this work contain important information necessary for understanding the relationship […]

Golubkov S.A. Memoir text as a space of literary experiment

The article deals with one of the trends in the development of Russian memoiristics in the twentieth century, when authors do not limit their creative strategy to simply testifying about their experiences, but perceive the memoir text as an artistic genre with certain degrees of freedom of the writer. Hence the introduction of speculation, exaggeration, […]

Zhitenev A.А., Skryabina A.V. N. Kononov’s aesthetics

Based on the essay on art by N. Kononov, the article reconstructs his system of ideas about the aesthetic, key aesthetic concepts are identified, and their connections are described. In N. Kononov’s understanding, only the art, in which artists ‘exist within their life limit’, and the creative effort is a ‘sacrifice’, is worth noticing. This […]

Shevchenko E.S. “Am I not cursing you or not forgiving you?” About one phrase in the story by I.S. Turgenev “Steppe King Lear”

The article examines the problem of Russian national character in the story by I.S. Turgenev's “Lear the Steppe King” in the light of Shakespearean images as cultural constants. It is noted that in Russia the formation of Shakespeareanism as a cultural phenomenon occurred in the Pushkin era, after which each subsequent era of Russian literature […]

Grigoryeva E.M. Modern tendencies in learner’s lexicography (as exemplified in English spelling dictionaries)

The article is devoted to the study of tendencies observed in learner’s lexicography based on an analysis of the current situation in the field of compiling English spelling dictionaries. The material research includes several dictionaries: Oxford School Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Dictionary EBook, Illustrated English Spelling Dictionary by C. Young and some others. The work […]

Kalacheva T.A. Reflection of Scottish national identity in explanatory and encyclopaedic dictionaries (with reference to the “Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland”)

The article deals with the role of Scottish language dictionaries in the process of preserving the national language and national culture of Scotland in the context of worldwide globalization and digitalization. The object of the study is the encyclopedic reference books of Scottish language and culture. The methodology of the research is based, primarily, on […]

Tsivileva V.E. Judeo-Christian relations in the Late Antique Clermont in the reflection of foreign historiography

The article analyzes Judeo-Christian relations in the late Antique Clermont and their reflection in foreign historiography. The life of the late Antique Clermont, including the interaction of Jews and Christians, is relatively well documented, which is why historians are particularly interested in this topic. Historians pay special attention to the most memorable event in the […]

Suvorova N.V. Folk names of the Christian holiday of the Nativity of the Pre-Holy Virgin in Russian and Polish (linguistic and cultural aspect)

This article discusses the Russian and Polish folk names of the Christian holiday of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In order to reveal the linguistic and cultural specificity of these formations, the structural and semantic features of commonly used and geographically limited names of this memorable date are analyzed. Based on the component […]