HISTORICAL SPACE IN THE SONG ABOUT THE RUSSO-SWEDISH WAR OF 1788–1790 Cover Image

ИСТОРИЧЕСКОЕ ПРОСТРАНСТВО В ПЕСНЕ О РУССКО-ШВЕДСКОЙ ВОЙНЕ 1788–1790 ГОДОВ
HISTORICAL SPACE IN THE SONG ABOUT THE RUSSO-SWEDISH WAR OF 1788–1790

Author(s): Tatyana Grigorievna Ivanova
Subject(s): Cultural history, Military history, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Theory of Literature
Published by: Петрозаводский государственный университет
Keywords: Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790; Russian historical songs; space; toponyms;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the poorly studied historical song “The Swedish King Demands the Return of the Cities” dedicated to the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790. The subject of analysis is the space reflected in the song. The author studies the toposes “the demands of the cities on the part of the Swedish King”, “the enemy’s threats to seize St. Petersburg and Moscow”, and “pies (ammunition or weapons) prepared by the Russians for the enemy” based on toponyms. Two vectors of the use of toponyms in the song text are established: 1) reflection of geographical reality and implementation of the function of transforming the “alien” space into the “our” one; 2) construction of folklore metaphors.

  • Issue Year: 43/2021
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 8-15
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian