Conflictology of Family Life in the Works of Kokhanovskaya (N. S. Sokhanskaya)

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Fetisenko, O. L. “Conflictology of Family Life in the Work of Kokhanovskaya (N. S. Sokhanskaya).” Dva veka russkoi klassiki, vol. 7, no. 3, 2025, pp. 88–103. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22455/2686-7494-2025-7-3-88-103
Abstract:

The work of Kokhanovskaya (N. S. Sokhanskaya) contains rich material that significantly complements the idea of how the theme of family is revealed in Russian literature. The article examines her stories from the 1840s to the 1860s in connection with this particular topic. Kokhanovskaya depicted many ideal families in her works, but the author of the article focuses on how these stories show the diversity of family conflicts: sometimes in a tragic, sometimes in a comic way, sometimes melodramatically or in the tradition of realism. The variety of plot collisions and genres does not interfere with maintaining fidelity to the Christian worldview. Her heroes overcome all conflict situations with patience, the memory of God, and the ability to take a step towards another person. This serves as the best confirmation of the concept that Kokhanovskaya belongs to a rare “positive direction” in Russian literature.
Keywords: Kokhanovskaya, N. S. Sokhanskaya, Russian literature, stories, family theme, typology of plots, “positive literary school.”
Author: Olga L. Fetisenko
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Olga L. Fetisenko, DSc in Philology, Leading Research Fellow, Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Makarova Emb., 4, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia.

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5670-2656

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Received: February 03, 2025
Approved after reviewing: April 30, 2025
Published: September 25, 2025
Issue: 2025 Volume 7 No. 3
Department: Russian Literature of the 18th–19th Centuries
Pages: 88-103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22455/2686-7494-2025-7-3-88-103
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https://elibrary.ru/OFPLBE
UDK: 821.161.1.09"19"
Publication Type: Research Article

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