THANATOLOGICAL MOTIVES IN A. PUSHKIN’S LITTLE TRAGEDIES

Abstract

The article analyzes the place and role of thanatological motives in A. Pushkin’s “Little Tragedies”. On the basis of the material examined in the article, the author makes a conclusion that in “Little Tragedies”, there is a test of moral norms, the life attitude of the characters either in the face of overwhelming death or in other hardships: greed, envy, love. And only the ones, in whom the voice of conscience didn’t go silent, have stood the test. The action of all “Little Tragedies” without exception is illuminated by a high humanistic thought, animated by a deep love for people, a desire to awaken “good feelings” in them.