THE THEME OF A POET AND POETRY IN THE TEXTS BY VERONIKA DOLINA
THE THEME OF A POET AND POETRY IN THE TEXTS BY VERONIKA DOLINA

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the poetry by Veronika Dolina, a contemporary Russiansinger-songwriter. The most significant factors that have shaped the new quality of Dolina’ssongwriting are: the Russo-Ukrainian war, propaganda and censorship intensification, and theemigration of individuals with whom she has close familial and cultural ties. In this context,the themes that have already become traditional for Dolina’s work receive a new connotation.One of the central themes in her texts is the theme of a poet. This article focuses on the themeof a poet, which is realized in Dolina’s poetry in three variants: 1) a poet’s responsibility forwhat is happening in the country; 2) a poet as an atoning sacrifice; 3) a poet as a prophet. Thesevariants are subsequently analyzed within the context of Dolina’s more recent literary works.

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