Keyword: «biography»

The article touches upon the novel «My Genius, My Angel, My Friend» (2013) by A. P. Rogov. An attmept of analysing the novel from the point of view of spiritual realism is taken for the first time ever. The author concludes that the idealization of the poet-instructor's character is brought to the forefront in the novel. His unique poetic talent is harmonically combined with the keen morality that meets the Christian ideals. The author assumes that a new genre of «ode in spiritual realism prose» appeared within the main genre of artistic biography.

The article deals with the interconnection between E.A. Poe’s prose and poetry themes and facts of his biography. The plots of Poe’s works are viewed within the context of imagery and themes the writer touches upon. The authors come to the conclusion that parallels can be drawn between Poe’s fiction motifs and the tragic events of the classic’s personal life. The survey has established that the biographical character and realism of Poe’s writing is a key to his worldwide popularity.

The narrative organization of D. Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale is discussed from the point of view of ‘fiction writing’ stereotypical situation foregrounding by means of such cognitive frames as ‘writer’s activity’ ‘biographer’s activity’ ‘literary critic’s activity’. The examples of chapter names show, how the frame process model accentuates the non-fictional discourse within fiction.

The article discusses the place of digital technologies in the classroom in Russian as a foreign language. The advantages and disadvantages of this technology in the process of teaching foreign students are highlighted. The characteristics are given and the types of this technology are considered (augmented reality, virtual reality, wireless technologies). Digital storytelling is being explored as a new approach to teaching Russian as a foreign language. As an example, materials on the study of the biography of A. S. Pushkin are presented. The conclusion is made about the importance of using digital technologies in Russian as a foreign language classes.