Ethnocultural concept of “nature” in the poetic worldview of Donbass writers

Modern linguistic research pays special attention to the study of the interconnection between concepts and a specific ethnic group, as well as to some specific features of their reflection in a linguistic worldview of a certain area residents. The relevance of this article is determined by the author's study of the specific formation of ethnonational concepts in a poetic worldview of Donbass writers in the second half of the XX century. The novelty of the article is represented by considering the “nature” concept in the context of the literary and colloquial bilingualism in the given area. Using comparative analysis, the author substantiates the choice of certain lexical units in poetic texts and explains the influence of ethnonational stereotypes on the writer's personal vision. On the periphery of national symbols, this situational bilingualism (characterized by the domination of the spoken Russian language over the Ukrainian one despite its status as the official state and national language) formed poetic symbols distinctive only for Donbass writers. It is concluded that the formation of the “nature” ethnonational concept in the poetic texts of Donbass writers during the second half of the XX century was significantly influenced by the writers' self-identification not just as members of the whole nation, but also as the residents of their native region. Thus, the core of the “nature” concept is formed by the ethnonational symbols and images familiar to these poets since their childhood.