Uma Sátira com Final Melancólico.

Abstract

This article deals with the genesis of the “Levsha”, short story by Nikolay Leskov, and with his ideological orientation, as well as with the role of proverbs in its structure. The author shows the mains points of the slavophile doctrine and the institutions, that are criticized by the writer, and discusses the arguments of the conservative and liberal critics.

Keywords

• Russian literature
• Leskov
• proverbs
• slavophilia
• criticism.