“THE BLACK MONK” BY A.P. CHEKHOV IN CONTEXT OF THE “ONEGIN” TRADITION

Abstract

The research highlights the creative reception of A.S. Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin” on the example of one of the most mysterious works of A.P. Chekhov – the story “The Black Monk”. The article discusses the plot structure of Chekhov’s story and puts forward the idea of the defining role of the “Onegin” tradition. Pushkin was Chekhov’s spiritual companion throughout his life. In particular, A.S. Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin” had a huge impact on Chekhov’s artistic system. The article studies a certain level of functioning of the Pushkin tradition: it is addressed to the study of the “Onegin” code at the level of narratological, conceptual, personal. The article discusses the “Onegin” tradition with its inherent ambiguity and universality, taking into account its ambivalence and transformation in a different context – already Chekhov’s one. Considered in line with this tradition, Chekhov’s story demonstrates the use of various techniques of Pushkin’s poetics.