Reminiscences, quotations and motives of the Psalter in the works of I. A. Bunin

The article deals with the discovery of the forms of quotations and motives of the Psalter in Bunins poetry and prose. It substantially allows to find out more about the disputed question of the basic principles of his world outlook. Cosmologic, historical and prophetic «plots» and images of the psalms that are the most actual for Bunin shows the principal significance of the orthodox tradition of his creative recognition.