The Reality of Erzya-Russian Poetic Bilingualism: the Artistic Phenomenon of Alexander Arapov

The article deals with the problematic and thematic projections of work Alexander Arapov (1959-2011), one most prominent representatives modern Mordovian literature. author focuses on complex reality Erzya-Russian poetic bilingualism, study which allows us to conclude that each languages has certain motive-figurative complexes, aesthetic ideas, ethno-psychological attitudes, linguo-poetic features, “voices” traditions. So, central place in Russian-language poems A.V. Arapova is occupied by existential-psychological motives, “I”-subject analyzes events his life, gives them an assessment, while a negative emotional background prevails, discrepancy between desired actual indicated. It indicative theme ethnic identity, almost obligatory for national literature, practically not revealed created Russian, there are no examples “connection” ethno-cultural component. One identified linguistic details representativeness infinitive writing. Erzya texts analyzed far from social contexts, urban they have little reflection acutely experienced modernity. In texts, landscape lyrics dominant, figurative symbolic elements ethnoculture updated, influence folklore felt. author’s desire purism noticeable language. Thus, it been established bilingualism just two genetically different languages, but also artistic worldviews, intersections so many.