Anapest of history and the cultural analysis as presented in the narrative poetry: Britanishsky and Krivulin

The article examines the reflection of Russian culture of the first half of the 19th century in the poetry of the 1980s in connection with the historiosophical and culturological searches of that time. The rhythmic and motivational commonality of two poems of the 1980s, by Vladimir Britanishsky and Viktor Krivulin, dedicated to the events of 1848 in the spiritual life of Russia is proved. The author substantiates a single direction in the search for the two poets: the use of Gogol-type grotesque for the study of the inner experiences of the heroes. For both poets, the European political crisis of 1848 turns out to be a necessary part of the development of psychologism in Russian literature. The choice of the narrative rhythms introduces movement towards psychological interpretations, which is defined in different ways, as a study of frustration in Britanishsky and as an existential experience of mortality in Krivulin. The prototype text of Pushkin's “Bronze Horseman” for both poems and a number of textual, cinematic (Sergey Eisenstein), and pictorial sources of inspiration clarify the concept common to both poets.