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Papers by Elena Sharonova

Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices

In 1994, the Erzya epic “Mastorava” was published in the Erzya language. The success of this work... more In 1994, the Erzya epic “Mastorava” was published in the Erzya language. The success of this work made us think about the need for its translation into Russian. It was decided to entrust the translation to the author of “Mastorava” - Alexander Markovich Sharonov, who is equally fluent in Erzya and Russian. The relevance of the study is determined by the enduring interest in the phenomenon of bilingualism in the author’s translation of the national epic. A bilingual poet translating his own text is in a more difficult situation than a poet translating interlinear. For the former, hearing the music of both languages, seeks to harmonize it, to make its sounding adequate in the spaces of these languages. He is faced with the task of synchronizing the work of figurative and semantic series, preserving the authenticity of Erzya mythological and folklore images, moving them into the space of Russian images and meanings that instantly begin to appear with the first sounds of the Russian wor...

Litera

For centuries, world culture has been thinking about the essence of the idea of Eternal femininit... more For centuries, world culture has been thinking about the essence of the idea of Eternal femininity, manifested in philosophy and art. The idea of Eternal femininity is formed from a set of concepts that define a Woman, beauty, love, motherhood, chastity, wisdom, harmony. The purpose of the work is to consider the idea of Eternal femininity in the work of a modern Russian poet – A.M. Sharonov. The goal is realized in the process of analyzing the poem "Valentine" dedicated to the poet's wife. The lyrical heroine is the embodiment of femininity for A.M. Sharonov. The research is based on the application of a set of methods ‒ cultural-historical, comparative-historical, method of holistic analysis of a work of art. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the analysis of A. M. Sharonov's poem "Valentina" in the proposed context for the first time. The article proves that the image of Eternal femininity is formed by A.M. Sharonov through the mythological...

Человек и культура

The subject of research in the article is the specificity of the reflection of historical events ... more The subject of research in the article is the specificity of the reflection of historical events and persons in oral poetic works. The object of the study is the legend "About the Starling and the Woodpecker" and the song "On the Mountains on the Dyatlovs". The authors consider in detail such aspects of the topic as the artistic comprehension of the processes of development of statehood, the transformation of nationality, etc. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of contacts between neighboring peoples, influencing the formation of the historical context, in folklore works. The goals and objectives of the work determined the choice of research methods: historical and literary, descriptive, genetic, on the basis of which the analysis of the legend "About the Starling and the Woodpecker" and the song "On the Mountains on the Dyatlovs" is carried out. The scientific novelty of the study is determined for the first time by the analysi...

Finno-Ugric World

Introduction. Folklore often expresses images of Life and Death in a specific historical context ... more Introduction. Folklore often expresses images of Life and Death in a specific historical context as well as in the context of “big time”. The heroic epic depicts Life and Death over the course of the life of a nation which is part of the “big” Life that incorporates past, present and future. The national epic, however, with its collective consciousness is able to organize the themes of Life and Death and give them philosophical and social meaning. The academic novelty of this article is its analysis of the image of Life in the epic “Mastorava” by A. M. Sharonov. The object of study is the epic “Mastorava”. The subject of the research is the image of Life in the epic “Mastorava”. The purpose of the study is to consider the uniqueness of the image of Life presented in “Mastorava” as an endless creative process: life as creativity. This article uses scholarly literature and the epic “Mastorava” to show the poetic, figurative and expressive means which are used to create the image of Li...

Филология: научные исследования

The subject of the study is the genre originality of Erzya, Moksha and Russian folk ballads, the ... more The subject of the study is the genre originality of Erzya, Moksha and Russian folk ballads, the object of the study is typical and rare ballad plots and characters, which allows us to consider the phenomenon in all the variety of genre aspects. The article, based on scientific literature and folklore material, characterizes the poetic techniques and visual and expressive means used in Erzya, Moksha, and Russian ballads. A special contribution of the authors to the study of the topic was the comprehension of the ballad through the prism of the memory of the myth, which is persistently present in it. Erzya, Moksha and Russian ballads are united in genre with their thematic diversity. Their characters and events represent different aspects of life, illustrate various aesthetic and moral codes, obeying a common poetic system. The scientific novelty lies in the consideration of the elements of the myth in the ballad, the content of which is transformed in it, it does not explain the myt...

Филология: научные исследования, 2021

Mythology is the form of consciousness of the primitive and early class society, which reproduces... more Mythology is the form of consciousness of the primitive and early class society, which reproduces the views of a human on cosmos, God, and society. The object of this research is Erzya and Moksha myths on matrimonial relations. The subject of this research is the specificity of the worldview of Erzya and Moksha myths founded on the matrimonial relations. Detailed analysis is conducted on the specificity of reflection of philosophical and sociological motifs in the Erzya and Moksha matrimonial myths that emerged in the context of formation of the patriarchal family based on the social, moral and legal norms of existence. The author also explores the uniqueness of matrimonial relations with deities and people. Which gives a conceptual perspective on the type and character of the ethnic family, and the role of family in human life. The conclusion is made that stating a family by deities and people is a continuation of creation of the world in the sphere of family and social life. The a...

Yearbook of Finno-Ugric Studies, 2020

The article discusses the artistic and aesthetic parallels in the Erzya epic “ Mastorava ” and th... more The article discusses the artistic and aesthetic parallels in the Erzya epic “ Mastorava ” and the Udmurt epos “ Dorvyzhy ”, which are heroic epics of the peoples of the Finno-Balto-Ugric world. The idea is being made that the poetic community between them is a consequence of the folk-cultural typology, although historical ties are also not excluded. The similarity of motives and plots is manifested in the pantheon, in views on the world order, in the nature of the relationship between gods and people, types of characters. It is stated that by the poetic nature Dorvyzhy takes a place among the classic European epics, he is related to them by themes, the socio-cultural status of the heroes (cultural and social demiurges), views on the first ancestors (giant people and people of a modern type), a description of the military clashes between princes as representatives of the highest level of Udmurt statehood and relations with neighboring peoples, the philosophical views of the Udmurt p...

Yearbook of Finno-Ugric Studies, 2019

The relevance of the article is due to the ongoing discussion about the ethnic status of the Russ... more The relevance of the article is due to the ongoing discussion about the ethnic status of the Russian people and its state, which is expressed, in part, in the existence of two main concepts in Russian historiography - the Norman and anti-Norman ones. The epic, which reproduces the ethnic, historical and state views of an ethnos at the stage of its emergence and formation, was not sufficiently involved in addressing this issue or was considered unilaterally and with a Slavophil or Normanist bias. The article attempts to analyze epic plots, characters and ideas with the involvement of the Finno-Balt and Ugric contexts, for the Finns and the Balts, as evidenced by The Tale of Bygone Years, took part in the vocation for the reign of Rurik, Sineus and Truvor, with which it is customary to designate the beginning of Russian statehood. The geography of epic plots and characters points to the Novgorod principality, the lands of Chudi, Korela, Vesi, Mary, Sloven, Krivichi, - to the Russian N...

Philological Sciences. Issues of Theory and Practice, 2019

В статье констатируется, что жанровая природа русского исторического романа продолжает развиватьс... more В статье констатируется, что жанровая природа русского исторического романа продолжает развиваться, находится в непрерывном поиске формальных и содержательных открытий. Установлено, что активность исторического романа на рубеже XX-XXI вв. (проза А. Иванова, З. Прилепина, Г. Садулаева, А. Проханова и др.), пребывание его в состоянии "становления" свидетельствуют о сложности и полифоничности жанра. Многообразие форм исторического романа, его жанровый потенциал, богатство практического материала стимулируют появление новых исследовательских сюжетов.

Journal of History Culture and Art Research, 2020

The article analyzes the features of London image and the representation of urban theme in Charle... more The article analyzes the features of London image and the representation of urban theme in Charles Dickens' novels "The Adventures of Oliver Twist", "Dombey and Son", "Bleak House". As anthropomorphic characters of novels, the city acts as a full-fledged artistic image. It is established that London is a center of plot nodes contraction and appears to be versatile and multifaceted. On the one hand, it is a city in which all provincial residents rush. They dream of finding themselves here and occupying a worthy position in life. On the other hand, the writer portrays London as the personification of cold, deceitful relationships, alienation of people in high society. It combines contrasting pictures of luxury and poverty, grandeur and squalor; it lives by a separate independent life and affects the feelings and actions of heroes. The article notes that London is always accompanied by landscape sketches in Dickens' novels. Most often, these are stable and multifunctional images of fog and cold. In the novel "The Adventures of Oliver Twist," fog and cold become symbols of the concealment of the dirty deeds of the cruel and criminal world of London, in which the protagonist is originally immersed. In the novel "Bleak House", they are the personification of the Supreme Court, and in "Dombey and Son", the descriptions of cold, foggy, and gray London represent the cold of human relations that reigns in the family of financial magnate Mr. Dombey.

Mordovia University Bulletin, 2015

Литературоведческое осмысление книжных форм эпоса финно-угорских народов («Калевала», «Калевипоэг... more Литературоведческое осмысление книжных форм эпоса финно-угорских народов («Калевала», «Калевипоэг», «Масторава», «Югорно», «Дорвыжы» и др.) приводит к выводам, которые могут быть использованы при исследовании процессов внутриэтнического движения такими науками как этнография, этнопсихология, этнофилософия. Предложенная концепция характера отражения этнического менталитета финноугорских народов Поволжья и Приуралья в книжных формах эпоса XX-XXI вв. может стать основой для этнофутуристических исследований. Очевидно, что на рубеже II-III тыс. происходит рокировка первостепенных фигур мирового пространства, народы меняются позициями; в связи с этим активизируется их этническая память, побуждающая к переосмыслению прошлого, поискам в нем доказательств собственной избранности, особенности своей культуры, неслучайности символов, связанных с человеком. Эти обстоятельства побуждают расширять проблемное поле исследований за счет не только глубокой объективности изысканий, но и актуализации, переосмысления и поиска новых подходов к давно известному материалу. Жизнь народа-это некий закодированный текст, прочтению которого способствуют его талантливые представители. Выражая себя, они творят биографию этноса, которая, будучи вписанной в макробиографию народов мира, становится одной из сюжетных линий всеобщей истории. Ученые, объясняя явление многообразия культуры, констатируют ее происхождение из дифференциации по этническому признаку. Известно, что этнос-исторически сложившаяся на определенной территории устойчивая совокупность людей, обладающих общими чертами и общим психологическим складом, менталитетом, сознанием своего единства и отличия от других. Психологический склад народа изначально фиксируется в фольклоре, а затем сублимируется в национальной литературе.

Revista De Letras, 2016

The article is devoted to the principles of contamination myths, stories, and tales about the cre... more The article is devoted to the principles of contamination myths, stories, and tales about the creation of the world and human beings in the Erzyan epic, Mastorava , by A. Sharonov This article focuses on the specifics of the development of folk stories and characters, the connection between Gods and people in the authentic works, and the projection of authentic motifs and heroes onto the author’s text. Unlike the authentic epic, the literary epic consists of different genres joined by the author’s idea. There is the dominance of the epic genres (myths, legends, tales), as well as some proverbs, ritual, and lyrical songs. The symbiosis of different genres, plots, motifs, and characters makes a unique literary work based on folklore material. There are no Kalevala, Kalevipoeg, or Mastorava in Finnish, Estonian, and Erzyan folklore. All of them are the creation of authors. The main task of the literary epic is to put the ancient epic text into a new shell according to the author’s aest...

portuguesO artigo e dedicado aos principios de mitos, historias e contos de contaminacao sobre a ... more portuguesO artigo e dedicado aos principios de mitos, historias e contos de contaminacao sobre a criacao do mundo e dos seres humanos no epico de Erzyan, Mastorava, de A. Sharonov. Este artigo enfoca as especificidades do desenvolvimento de historias e personagens populares, a conexao entre deuses e pessoas nas autenticas obras e a projecao de motivos e herois autenticos no texto do autor. Ao contrario do epico autentico, o epico literario consiste em diferentes generos unidos pela ideia do autor. Existe o dominio dos generos epicos (mitos, lendas, contos), bem como alguns proverbios, rituais e musicas liricas. A simbiose de diferentes generos, tramas, motivos e personagens faz uma obra literaria unica baseada em material folclorico. Nao ha Kalevala, Kalevipoeg ou Mastorava em finlandes, estonio e no folclore de Erzyan. Todos eles sao a criacao de autores. A principal tarefa do epico literario e colocar o antigo texto epico em uma nova concha de acordo com os principios esteticos e ...

The purpose of the article is to study the Erzya and Moksha folklore and mythological plots about... more The purpose of the article is to study the Erzya and Moksha folklore and mythological plots about marriage brokerage, getting a bride and family creation. They are of the same importance as the narratives about the creation of the Earth and Human, as they continue the theme of creating the world, but in the household and family sphere. Their central heroes are gods and goddesses, but like grooms and brides, they are similar to people, and the wedding ceremony is held according to terrestrial customs and traditions. In the myth, the sky is identical with the earth: there are quite earthly houses, quite earthly roads along which earthly horses are galloping. The heavenly bride and groom do not differ in any way from the earthly ones. The transfer of the «earth» is explained by the fact, that people could not imagine a different environment of the gods, than the one they knew. Therefore, people similized the life of gods with the human one, excluding only a peasant labor from it. Never...

Finno-Ugric World, Mar 29, 2018

Bulletin of Ugric studies

Статья посвящена рассмотрению важнейших концептуальных особенностей мифологии народа эрзя как сис... more Статья посвящена рассмотрению важнейших концептуальных особенностей мифологии народа эрзя как системы устойчивых мировоззренческих воззрений на природу и общество. Предметом изучения стали представления о происхождении мира и человека, о пространстве и времени, о своеобразии мифологического сознания, о взаимодействии мифа и эпоса. Цель: рассмотреть эрзянскую мифологию как выражение национальной ментальности, сквозь призму представлений о времени и пространстве мифа. Материалы исследования: тексты космогонических мифов и эпико-героических песен. Результаты и научная новизна. Анализ текстов мифологических и эпико-героических сюжетов показывает: в эрзянской мифологии сотворение мира и человека означает создание Жизни. Сознание человека является автономной субстанцией, оно вкладывается в него верховным богом Чам-Пасом или Инешкипазом. Вселенной управляет Мировой Разум. Пространство и время-независимые сущности в масштабах Космоса, в героических песнях-связаны с эрзянской землёй, сюжетно детерминированы. Типология эрзянской мифологии выражается в общности ряда её сюжетов и персонажей с сюжетами и персонажами русских, эстонцев, латышей, литовцев, марийцев, удмуртов и других народов.

Integration of Education, 2015

В статье исследуется характер интерпретации исторических лиц и событий в современном историческом... more В статье исследуется характер интерпретации исторических лиц и событий в современном историческом романе Мордовии. Внимание сосредоточивается на романе-сказании «За волю» К. Г. Абрамова, посвященном крестьянской войне 1670-1671 гг. под предводительством Степана Разина. Писатель останавливается на одном из заключительных этапов восстания, развернувшегося на территории Поволжья. В центре авторских предпочтений оказывается деятельность Акая Боляева и Алены Арзамасской-руководителей повстанческого движения в Поволжье. Своеобразие жанра романа-сказания выражается в художественном осмыслении исторического и фольклорного материала, составляющего основу произведения. Авторы статьи приходят к выводу о том, что в зависимости от характера восприятия писателем источника информации и принципов его отбора возникает тот или иной образ события и образ исторического героя. Это позволяет осмысливать историческую романистику К. Г. Абрамова не только в контексте российского литературного процесса ХХ столетия, но и уделить значительное внимание ее рассмотрению в качестве одного из этапов становления литературной традиции в России от XVIII века по настоящее время, что сделает уместной интерпретацию прозы К. Г. Абрамова в контексте творчества Карамзина, Радищева, Княжнина, Чапыгина, Злобина, Шукшина, Прилепина, А. Иванова и др. Такой подход позволяет авторам статьи вывести имя К. Г. Абрамова из узких границ статуса провинциального писателя, писателя республиканского уровня и представить его творчество в новом проблемном ключе, поместив его в пространство диалога национальных культур и литератур разных эпох. Ключевые слова: исторический роман; роман-сказание; межнациональные отношения; крестьянская война; система персонажей.