Shevchenko and Pushkin: Deconstructing Imperial Narrative
Shevchenko and Pushkin: Deconstructing Imperial Narrative

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the intertextual dynamics between Taras Shevchenko’s The Caucasus andThe Dream and Alexander Pushkin’s narratives where the author justifies imperial expansionand assigns roles and identities to Russia’s multinational colonies. Through ironic references andsubversive recontextualization, Shevchenko critiques the glorification of Russian imperialismbased on the falsified “knowledge” about the colonized subjects and challenges Pushkin’sportrayal of Russia’s dominance in the Slavic world. The analysis highlights Shevchenko’suse of hypertextuality to deconstruct Pushkin’s vision of imperial grandeur, contrasting it withShevchenko’s advocacy for a future grounded in Slavic equality and mutual respect.

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