Mortal motives in Guzel Yakhina's novel Zuleykha opens her eyes

The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of the motives of death in G. Yakhina's novel Zuleykha Opens Her Eyes, which are significant and stable in the world literature. Two main types of death are distinguished and analyzed: physical and symbolic. On the basis of the studied works by M. Eliade and O. Sedakova, death is considered as a process of transition from a living state to a non-living state and as a transition to another space. In accordance with the classification of death motives given by O. Sedakova, „own” and „not own” death are distinguished and analyzed. Life and death, forming an inseparable pair, are considered both as a unified but variable whole, and as a binary opposition.