Problem nędzy i miłosierdzia w aktach prawnych i utworach literatury Rosyjskiej XVII i XVIII wieku
Problem of misery and mercy in legal acts and works of Russian literature XVII and XVIII century

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to show the attitude towards the poor in legal acts, as well as in the plebeian and fair literature of the XVII-XVIII centuries. In the center of our attention is also the attitude of society of that time to the phenomenon of begging. The image of the beggar rarely appears in the so-called high literature, but it is around him that the plot of many works of plebeian, mass literature concentrating less on the features of individual creativity, more expressively responding to mass concepts, and therefore more authentic, and as evidence of public consciousness , And as a reflection of reality. In small verse jazz, anecdotes, facets or parables, there are two approaches to the problem of beggars. On the one hand, this is an indication of the need to carry out the Christs' covenants of mercy, and on the other, an increasing negative attitude towards laziness, vagrancy, imaginary begging, and fear of a criminal world that causes an increasing sense of threat.

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