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


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The communicative function of olfactory images in the novels of P. Suskind Perfume and T. Salih The Season of Migration to the North

The article deals with the comparison of olfactory images in Patrick Suskind’s novel Perfume and Tayeb Salih’s The Season of Migration to the North in the communication context of Arab and European cultures. The initial theoretical point, based on the existing developments in the field of literary studies and cultural studies, is the idea of olfactory images as an essential component of the poetics of a work of art. The role played by olfactory images in revealing the characters of the two heroes Jean-Baptiste Grenouille and Mustafa Said is considered.

Роль религиозных СМИ в профилактике радикальных явлений

В статье изложены результаты анализа журналистских материалов в газетах «Вера» и «Иман» за 2004-2006 гг. Хронологические рамки исследования обусловлены религиозно-политической ситуацией в Татарстане и развернувшейся на страницах данных изданий борьбы с экстремистскими течениями на территории Республики Татарстан. Анализ публикаций позволяет выявить приемы реализации воспитательной функции религиозных СМИ в профилактике радикальных явлений.

K. Vaginov’s Petersburg Text

The article studies the problem of Petersburg text of the Russian literature in the literary works by Konstantin Vaginov, its correspondence to the classical Petersburg text of A. Pushkin, F. Dostoevsky, N. Gogol.

Characteristics of Gogol’s Writing in the Novel The Raven by O. D. Forsch (Experience of a New Interpretation)

In the article different implementations of thoughts about Gogol in the novel The Raven written by O. Forsch are considered. The part of the chapter from The Raven excluded from the canonical text is analyzed as well. The issue is raised why this part did not appear in the final version of the novel.

Culture as a Value in D. Markson’s Novel Wittgenstein’s Mistress

The problem of culture and its purpose is the focal point in the ideology of Wittgenstein’s Mistress, D. Markson’s philosophical novel. The main character overcomes her initial pragmatic approach to culture as a sequence of objective facts in L. Wittgenstein’s manner, and heads towards the discovery of its spiritual significance that helps one to realize oneself as M. Heidegger’s Dasein.

NIKOLAI TCHERNYSHEVSKY: TO THE 180TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTHDAY

A modern review of the life and work of NG is offered. Chernyshevsky with the involvement of little-studied materials.