Myth and legend in the works Leskov (story "White eagle")

The subject of the study is the story of N. Leskov "White Eagle" (1880), part of the cycle "Christmas" stories. The author sets the text of a series of mythological Leskov oppositions relevant to the Yule semantics: a demon - an angel, a mortal man - the immortal God, Christ, the earth - heaven. Much attention is paid to the image of an eagle in ancient and Christian traditions (eagle - bird of the gods, a symbol of resurrection and spiritual renewal, etc.). The researcher interprets the story as a story of Leskov's how high the Christmas theme of overcoming death, vestments corruptible man in imperishable deity "profaned" turns hoax, fussing around the order.