The article discusses the traditions of ancient Russian literature in the "Book about the Fighter" by Alexander Tvardovsky. Despite the apparent remoteness of the poetic epic of the Great Patriotic War from Russian medieval literature, the book traditions of ancient Russian literature were introduced to the poem poem as early as at its creation: according to Tvardovsky, the people gave the book a higher status than the folklore. Having absorbed the elements of Russian folk speech, the "Book about the Fighter" harmoniously combined the centuries-old traditions of Christian literature in its leading genres: chronicles, military stories, eloquence, hagiography, household and fictional stories, synodics. The themes of war time trials, national suffering, hardships, reflections on the fate of the motherland and the place of manin history are realized in the poetics of being characteristic of ancient Russian literature, in which man reveals his greatness as the likeness of God. The motives of self-sacrifice, love, mercy, forgiveness, humility, over coming despondency and death itself are designed to affirm the main idea of the poem: death is overcome by life, even if death is inevitable. Hagiographic toposes of the main character's asceticism and celibacy, his love for all living things, compassion, heroic deed sin the name of his neighbour and his people, active participation in everything around him, humble acceptance of grief and joy, wisdom in realizing what is happening, reverence for vital things and eternal truths that are not in doubt, active opposition to death In a duel with her, faith in the triumph of truth - all this makes Vasily Terkin not only a positive, but also a kind of idealized hero who has absorbed the best features of the Russian people, glorifying their ascetics and creating eternal memory for them.
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