Information about the authors:
Victoria V. Nikultseva
Victoria V. Nikultseva, PhD in Philology, Docent, Head of Department of Social, Humanitarian and General Legal Disciplines, Moscow University of Finance and Law MFUA, Vvedensky 1 a, 117342 Moscow, Russia.
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Vladimir I. Shcherov
Vladimir I. Shcherov, PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor, K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technology and Management (First Cossack University), Zemlyanoy Val St., 73, 109004, Moscow, Russia.
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Abstract:
The article highlights the key similarities between Symbolism and Futurism and examines the image of Aleksandr Blok in Igor-Severyanin’s poetry of the 1920s: the epistle “On the Death of Aleksandr Blok” (1921) and the sonnet “Blok” (1925). The study reveals the evolution of Igor-Severyanin’s attitude toward Blok, documenting his movement toward the creation of a generalized image of the ideal poet. From an emotional response to the death of a contemporary and reflections on the fate of Russia in a time of change, Igor-Severyanin moves toward creating a portrait of Blok, rich in meaning and allusions, in a sonnet bearing his name, simultaneously portraying a universal creator, a poet-prophet, and pondering the question of creative immortality. Thanks to these connotations, the poem “Blok” occupies a unique position in the “Medallions” sonnet cycle, dedicated to cultural figures of the late 19th and first third of the 20th centuries. Figurative and motivic echoes of Marina Tsvetaeva’s “Poems to Blok” cycle emerge, indicating that Igor-Severyanin had it in mind when composing his memorial poem.
Keywords: Igor-Severyanin, A. Blok, M. Tsvetaeva, portrait, intertextuality, the image of a poet.
