Kristina N. Kirichenko

The article discusses the features of creating a romantic image of Little Russia by the example of the collection of fantasy stories "The Double, or My Evenings in Little Russia" (1828) and the novel "Monastyrka" (1830-1833) by A. A. Perovsky (1787-1836), known in Russian literature under the pseudonym Anthony Pogorelsky. As a result, the image of Little Russia is considered through the prism of artistic space, national costume, local speech, everyday life, works of oral folk art, the destinies of Little Russian residents.

The article discusses approaches to defining the concept of “reminiscence”, analyzes mythological reminiscences in the lyrics of V.Ya. Bryusov: the dominant mythological motifs and images in his poetic work have been studied, Bryusov’s poems have been compared with the lyrics of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho, the specifics of the use of mythological reminiscences have been determined. The tendencies of Bryusov's lyrics are also compared with the peculiarities of O.E.'s creativity. Mandelstam.