Siberian myth and the images of Siberia in Russian literature in 19 century

The literary image of Siberia should be regarded as a part of Siberian myth in Russian culture. The.images of Siberia in the works of Russian writers in 19 century have some common and some differing features. Two main tendencies in literary delineating of Siberia can be distinguished: the tendency of private mythologization of Siberian image and the tendency it's of demythologization.