The lexis of Leo Tolstoy’s novella “Boyhood” in the context of the evolution of the Russian literary language
The article examines the lexis of “Boyhood”, the second novella in Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy. It considers the lexical strata and individual lexemes that shape the distinctive linguopoetics of the work. The lexis is analysed against the lexical background of the period in which it was written, namely the mid‑nineteenth century. This approach makes it possible to identify Tolstoy’s linguistic innovations and determine their role in the evolution of the Russian literary language. The study...
Problems and prospects of EU — Russia dialogue on visa-free travel
This article deals with the issues pertinent to the EU — Russia visa dialogue — one of the major areas of cooperation between the two partners. The article aims to identify the main problems of this dialogue, as well as prospects for the introduction of a visa-free regime between the EU and Russia. The authors ...
Author-coined terminology in Russian verse theory: the formalist legacy
Any system of terminology serves as a map of the field within which it is employed. The history of terminology, as an integral component of intellectual history, offers valuable insights for methodological reflection. It often prompts a reevaluation of specific issues by returning to their origins and rekindling potential implications and developments that were set aside in the course of the subsequent evolution of the discipline. This paper focuses on several terms that emerged during the formative...
