| Title |
Древняя Литва в русской литературе межвоенного периода |
| Translation of Title |
Ancient Lithuania in Russian literature at the interwar period. |
| Authors |
Lavrinec, Pavel |
| DOI |
10.15388/VUOS.2013.3.2 |
| ISBN |
9786094592201 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos rusai XX-XXI a. pradžioje: istorija, tapatybė, atmintis = Русские Литвы в XX - начале XXI вв.: история, идентичность, память : straipsnių rinkinys / sudarė Grigorijus Potašenko (ats. redaktorius), Pavel Lavrinec, Andrius Marcinkevičius. - Serija : Lietuvos istorijos studijos, ISSN 1822-4016 ; t. 10.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2013. p. 53-70; 389.. ISBN 9786094592201 |
| Abstract [eng] |
in which the huge role is played by druids with clearly defined functions. The defining feature of Lithuanian life is paganism with many gods, unusual beliefs and rituals. Lithuanians are depicted as naive, trustful, simpleminded people, yet brave patriots who heroically defend their homeland and faith against cruel and selfish Germans. The novel Eagle taking off by Sergei Mintslov was written for the competition for the best novel, story or poem about Duke Vytautas the Great. Landscapes and descriptions of the characters trips create an image of an area rich in forests, animals, in which an internecine struggle between Jogaila and Vytautas and “the struggle of the gods of different faiths” take place. Mintslov used a repetitive set of components of Lithuanian exoticism (unusual names, paganism, details of everyday life). The opposition of Vytautas and Jogaila, Lithuanians and Poles, the notions of proximity and affinity of Lithuanians and Russians are traditional. Image of ancient Lithuania in the works of Russian writers have formed a positive attitude towards the country, its past and its people. In Lithuania, the romantic myth of the “glorious antiquity” with idealized images of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the basis of an ideology that unites a nation which acquired statehood. The image of the ancient Lithuanians in the works of Russian writers followed this myth. This is evidenced by translations into Lithuanian. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2013 |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Russian |
| Publication date |
2013 |
| CC license |
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