ON BEARS, HUNTING AND LOVE: “BEAR” plot In the works of L. TOLSTOY

Abstract

The article discusses the “bear” plot in the works of L. Tolstoy. This plot is realized in novels “War and Peace”, “Anna Karenina”, stories “Three Bears”, “The Godson”, and also in treatises “What I believe” and “The Only Way”. In the novel “Anna Karenina”, he supports the courses of Konstantin Levin and Kitty, interfacing with matrimonial symbols and mythological representations of the Slavs. In the novel “War and Peace” his character is Pierre Bezukhov, and in the late works of L. Tolstoy bears are included in the folk story, illustrating the idea of non-resistance to evil violence. In all these cases, “bear” plot contains star symbols, which are traditionally associated with the search for the meaning of being in the literary world of L. Tolstoy.