Izvestiya of Saratov University.
Philology. Journalism
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)

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Specific Loci of the House in the Russian and English Folklore Ballad

The article suggests lexical and semiotic research of the folklore world picture concepts in the ballad genre. The author describes the most frequently used lexemes denoting private loci of the English castle and the Russian terem. The description is comparativistic in its character, the concepts bower and горница are explored in terms of diverse social phenomena reflected in them.

Tragic dialectics of the lives of children from Tiverzin’s yard in the novel Doctor Zhivago by B. L. Pasternak

The article analyses the tragic dialectics of the lives of children from Tiverzin’s yard, who devoted themselves to the revolution and became its victims, as well as those against whom the revolution was conceived. The significance of the locus “Tiverzin’s yard”, which occupies a significant place in the composition due to the way of life of the railway workers living there, who shaped the characters of the future participants of the revolution, is analyzed.

Трагическая диалектика жизни детей с тиверзинского двора в романе Б.Л. Пастернака «Доктор Живаго»

В статье анализируется трагическая диалектика жизни детей с тиверзинского двора, которые посвятили себя революции и стали ее жертвами, как и те, против кого революция задумывалась. Проанализировано значение локуса «тиверзинский двор», занимающего в композиции значимое место благодаря образу жизни живущих там железнодорожников, которые сформировали характеры будущих участников революции. Как место встреч и предмет воспоминаний, данный локус является одним из средств характеристики повзрослевших мальчиков и девочек.

Lermontov’s Taman: Space, Characters, Plot

The article analyzes the principles of space and plot interaction in Lermontov’s Taman. The author examines the features of mythologizing space. The plot roles of the characters and the paradoxes of Pechorin’s behavior are studied. The correlation of the incident and destiny in the development of the plot is specified. A special place of the story in the semantic structure of Pechorin’s Diary is revealed.