THE WOMAN OF NOVGOROD POLITICS OF THE 15th CENTURY IN LITERARY AND HISTORICAL DISCOURSE OF N. KARAMZIN AND B. AKUNIN

Abstract

The article deals with the methods of creating female images in historical and literary works of N. Karamzin, connected with the theme of free Novgorod, and B. Akunin in interpretation of the theme of Novgorod’s loss of liberty in the 15th century, and conclusions are drawn about the specifics of the historical and literary approach to this topic in the writings of writers. Parallels are drawn between the sentimentalist and postmodern principles of depicting history, the specific character of the transformation of the literary tradition in contemporary Russian prose.