Entelechy of culture in a book of poems by A. Shatskov's book of poems “Tyutchev's swans”

The object of the article is entelechy of culture. The subject is the entelechy of Russian artistic culture. The material for this article is represented by a new book of poetry by contemporary Russian poet A. Shatskov “Tyutchev's Swans”. The focus of hermeneutic reconstruction is a cycle of poems from the book which presents swan symbolism in different variations. Great attention is paid to the problem of cultural entelechy which has a theoretical nature and at the same time is important for understanding the philosophical issues of creativity. The research methodology is based on the holistic ontological hermeneutic analysis aimed at highlighting the cultural potential of the given artwork, which makes it possible to approach the issues of creative process ontologically, to deepen the comprehension of the wordsmith's views of genesis. The link between the concepts of “entelechy” and “apophaticism” is traced. Much attention is paid to the problem of cultural entelechy in the context of cultural transmission: not only the poetical prophetic gift is considered, but also the need to return to one's roots, historiosophic perception of the past. The research results are presented through identification of the cultural potential of the book “Tyutchev's Swans” for further study of entelechial problems in the artistic culture and national genesis. The research results can also be used in courses of modern Russian literature, culturology and philosophy.