Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article examines the symbolism and mythopoetics of one of the main dendro-images of the film and the story “Kalina Krasnaya” by V. M. Shukshin. The meaning of the birch image grows out of the real features of the plant and the cultural tradition (mythological, folklore, literary) that has developed around it. In the context of the writer’s work, the image of the birch is associated with the concepts of femininity (a girl-bride, a wife, a mother), the Motherland (Russia as a whole and a small homeland), the archetype of the prodigal son, the plot of initiation in its family and calendar-ritual variations. The presented material has been prepared for the “Encyclopedia of “Kalina Krasnaya” by V. M. Shukshin”, which is currently being worked on by a team of scientists from Altai State Pedagogical University
Source: Culture and Text
Author: T. A. Bogumil
Institution: Altai State Pedagogical University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4410904154