ON THE QUESTION OF THE PROTOTYPES OF ARTISTIC IMAGES OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF A.S. PUSHKIN’S NOVEL “EUGENE ONEGIN”

Abstract

The article examines the concept of “prototype” as an element of the unity of artistic space and reality. The question of the role of prototypes in the creation of artistic images in the novel “Eugene Onegin” by A.S. Pushkin is analyzed. The importance of interweaving real historical figures into the fabric of the novel is emphasized in order to create a realistic atmosphere against which the novel’s actions develop. The author notes the role of specific historical figures in the creation of collective images in ideological terms, the need to analyze the images of the main characters of the novel with the support of life prototypes. The idea is substantiated that the prototype is an important resource that ensures the integrity and capacity of the artistic image. The focus of this study is on the artistic images of the main characters, Eugene Onegin and Tatiana Larina, and their possible prototypes. Russian Russian realistic novel, along with real-life historical figures, depicts artistic images that do not have real prototypes, the typicality of which is determined by the features of time, paintings of Russian reality of the nineteenth century.