LEXICAL AND STYLISTIC FEATURES OF THE HISTORICAL NARRATIVE IN THE ESSAY “THE YALTA CONFERENCE: THE HISTORY OF THE ALLIED MEETING THAT SHAPED THE FATE OF EUROPE AFTER WORLD WAR II (BY CHARLES RIVER EDITORS)”

Abstract

The article concerns a problem of identifying the lexical and stylistic characteristic features of historical texts. The main goal of the research is to describe the lexical and stylistic characteristic features of a historical text. The material for the research is an essay on a historical topic in the English language and its translation into Russian. Described are the linguistic features of narrative. Historical narrative is tackled in the context of the discourse of memory and is a key tool for understanding how the society shapes its collective perception of the past. The linguistic means used in the historical text are identified and classified. Compared are the peculiarities of linguistic means’ usage in English and Russian texts of historical discourse. The obtained results of the research can prove useful in designing educational courses on “Stylistics of the English Language”.