The Derzhavin theme in the lyric poetry of Oleg Okhapkin: the poem “Easter dedication to our northern rose”

The article deals with the analysis of the poem “Easter dedication to our northern Rose” by O.A. Okhapkin in the context of the intertextual references. The text has some pretexts including the Oda “Felitsa” by G.R. Derzhavin and “The Tale of Tsarevich Khlor” by Catherine the Great. The consideration of the poem in the context of the previous cultural tradition will allow to reconstruct the evolution of the poet's world view and to begin the study of a large research topic - the meaning of a literary heritage of Derzhavin in the creative works of Okhapkin.