poetics of yevhen hrebinka’s poem “Bohdan”: (anti)colonial strategies of the art CONSCIOUSNESS
Journal: Alfred Nobel University Journal of Philoligy
Year: 2023

Evhen Hrebinka’s oeuvre, particularly his Russian-language works and the poem “Bohdan” (1843), have not been studied well. The theme of this historical poem is Bohdan Khmelnytskyi’s decision to get political protection from the Tsardom of Muscovy. (Anti-)colonial moods of art implementation of this theme can be rethought with the help of a postcolonial approach. It is important to recognize the influence of psychical and mental backgrounds in the author’s consciousness and literary aesthetics on