On the question of possible prototypes of Chapurin’s Patape in P. I. Melnikov-Pechersky’s dilogy “In the Woods” and “On the Mountains”
... charitable activity) also parallels aspects of Chapurin’s character. The study proposes the hypothesis that Melnikov used elements of Maslennikov’s life in “constructing” the images of three Old Believer merchants represented in the dilogy: Patap ... ... individuals with the author’s creative design.
P. I. Melnikov-Pechersky, N. A. Nekrasov, Old Belief, Old Believers, literary prototype, merchants, Bugrovs, L. S. Maslennikov
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10.5922/vestnikpsy-2026-1-4
