From the earliest times, people have been bending over the issue of death, trying to reach its essence. Therefore, death has become one of the leading literary motifs. The article analyses human attitudes towards death depicted in short prose forms of Mikhail Artsybashev. The writer took the position that the mystery of death is impenetrable and all attempts to discover it do not bring any expected results. The essence of death can be reached neither by mind nor through any mystical knowledge. It just needs to be accepted.
In article was analized emigration’s journalism of Artsybashev from journal “Za svobodu!”. Journalism takes a very important place in the works of Mikhail Artsybashev. The writer witnessed historic changes in Russia of the early 20th century and emigration period and condition of Russian culture and literaturę in Russia and emigration. In his many works included a great number of valuable comments and insightful analysis of the processes taking place on the territory of the decaying Russian Empire.
This article focuses on the works by Mikhail Artsybashev, presenting a formation of a new relationship between men and women. Artsybashev depicts women’s aspirations to free themselves from masculinised and patriarchal society as well as their desire to become more independent. Artsybashev’s main female characters try to move beyond traditional roles of wives and mothers. Their rebellion against social norms and prohibitions takes various forms.
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