Сон о России. Мифологема «Дядо Ивана» в болгарской культуре и литературе
The dream about Russia. The mythology of “Djado Ivan” in Bulgarian culture and literature

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is a historical and philological analysis of the mythology of Dyado Ivan (Russia-Liberator) in Bulgarian culture and literature. The faith of the Bulgarian people in the liberating mission of Russia for centuries had a religious character, which is clearly visible both in folklore and in literature. The apogee of mythologization falls on the 19th century - the period of the Bulgarian national revival. Prominent artists of that era (Lyuben Karavelov, Georgi Sava Rakovski, Petko Slaveykov, Ivan Vazov) sacralized the Russian tsars, and wrote about Bulgaria’s ties with Russia using family and love metaphors. Only the war in Ukraine began to verify the centuries-old Bulgarian dream of Russia.

• Details
• Contents