АНТИ-«ГОРОД-НЕВЕСТ»?: ОБРАЗ ЗАПОРОЖЬЯ КАК «КАЗАЧЬЕГО МУЖСКОГО СОЮЗА», ИЛИ «НА ЗАПОРОЖСКУЮ СЕЧЬ ЖЕНЩИН НЕ ПУСКАЛИ»
"CITY OF BRIDES"? : THE IMAGE OF ZAPOROZHYE AS "COSSACK MALE UNION" OR "WOMEN WERE NOT ALLOWED ON SICH"

Summary/Abstract: Complex of problems associated with the formation of the image of Zaporozhzhye is considered in the context of reflections about the nature of the relationship between historical realities and myths, about the mechanisms of formation of the latter, about the specifics of influence on the images of certain areas of the real facts, events, processes and trends that have occurred in the past, their refraction in the folk tradition. Particular attention is paid to the stereotypes about celibacy of Zaporozhzhya Cossacks, the existence of Zaporozhzhya Sich on the island of Khortytsya, about city Zaporozhye as the "heart" of the Cossack land. Case study of Zaporozhzhye is indicative in terms of stereotypical characters that generate regional identity.

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