Images of the Kizhi temples in Russian literature of XX century (to the tercentenary of the Church of the Transfiguration)

Image of the temple (the church) often appears in the Kizhi plots of Russian Literature. The paper describes its artistic realization, meaning and main literary characteristics. Study is based on the texts of N. Klyuyev 586 K. Paustovsky, A. Voznesensky, R. Rozhdestvensky, V. Pul'kin, I. Strelkova and others. On the one hand, this image finds its justification in the real features of Kizhi landscape where the silhouette of the temple ensemble appears as a visual center of perception. On the other hand, image of the temple often acts as a semantic center of literary texts. As the analysis shows, the image of the temple displays notable semiotic activity and has a significant impact on plot-constructing and themes. Surprisingly, it also infuses Christian themes, quotes and allusions into the secular texts of the Soviet period. Keywords: island, Kizhi, Christian motifs, representation, plot.