Myth and history in eschatology of Gogol’s “Viy”

The article reveals the historical background of the eschatological final of the narrative «Viy» by N.V. Gogol. It is shown that personified historic decline of Cossacks in Homa Brutus is manifested in its infantilization leading the character and chthonic world of evil to total disaster. It is note...

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Main Author: Svetlana O. Egorova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sourthern Federal University 2016-09-01
Series:Izvestiâ Ûžnogo Federalʹnogo Universiteta: Filologičeskie Nauki
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Online Access:http://philol-journal.sfedu.ru/index.php/sfuphilol/article/view/931