MYTHOLOGICAL AND FOLKLORE IMAGES OF TREES IN THE RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE PROSE OF GORNY ALTAI

Abstract

The article analyzes the mythological and folklore images of various tree species in the works of Russian-speaking writers of Gorny Altai. There is a close connection between the creative work of writers of Gorny Altai and myth-making. It is revealed that in the Russian-language prose of Gorny Altai, mythological and folk images of trees are quite common. The analysis of texts of G. Choros-Gurkin’s “Altai (An Altaian’s Lament Far Away From His Motherland)”, N. Glebov’s “Kara Baarchyk”, G. Kondakov’s “The Smell of Freshly Mown Grass”, K. Poklonov’s “On the Rock”, S. Adlykov’s “2094 year” reveals the specificity of the representation of the image of the tree in the Russian prose of Gorny Altai. According to the results of the research, a conclusion is made about the key role of the mythologeme of the World Tree in the figurative system of the Russian-language literature of Gorny Altai. This mythologeme is represented mainly in the texts studied in the form of a cedar (G. Choros-Gurkin, K. Poklonov, S. Adlykov) or a spruce (N. Glebov, G. Kondakov).