Tri plasta gorja v povesti V. V. Veresajeva Bez dorogi
| Title in English | Three levels of of grief in Vikenty Veresaev’s novella No Way |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Mirgorod |
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| web | https://mirgorodjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/04-Dohnal.pdf |
| Keywords | V. V. Veresaev; No Way; way of life; the Narodniki; the inadequacy of Narodniki ideas; epidemy |
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| Description | The article is aimed at the study of the function of the cholera epidemic theme in the novel No Way by V.V. Veresaev. Analysis of the text shows that the cholera epidemic serves as a catalyst that allows the writer to show the inadequacy of the Narodniki ideas. The people idealized by the Narodniki are not educated. Characters representing the people behave irrationally in the epidemic, distrusting the doctor who comes to their aid. Being under the influence of superstition and bias towards intellectuals, they finally beat the main character of the story, who dies, feeling the insurmountable barrier of distrust between him and the people. His unsuccessful attempt to help his “younger brother” shows the inadequacy of the Narodniki ideas about the active vital energy of the people's masses and emphasizes the long-term dual-linearity of the Russian way of life. |
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