ALEXEY TURBIN ‘S INITIATION PLOT IN THE WHITE GUARD NOVEL BY M.A. BULGAKOV

Background. The problem of the functioning archetypal plots and related images motifs in artistic structure novel White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov remains practically unexplored literary criticism. This also applies to episode meeting between Alexei Turbin Julia Reiss, which logic initiation plot is revealed, implemented text through a system folklore-fairytale mythological references that require detailed analysis interpretation.
 Purpose. purpose article study figurative semantic paradigm history acquaintance Alexey Reiss.
 Materials methods. material episodes presented Chapters 10–13 novel. At same time, analyzed fragments are considered taking into account contexts work as whole. In process research, mythopoetic, structural-comparative, systemic-functional methods were used.
 Results. results showed detected parallels with fairy tale associated archetype initiation. narrative episode, main stages this highlighted: departure // isolation hero; trials temptations; symbolic death; resurrection transformation. A similar parallelism revealed chronotope: Turbin, like fairy-tale end heroes, undergoes other world, where he moves from real-empirical space. Pivotal development events fabulous motive flight number transformations hero his “miraculous” escape persecution help Reiss. repeatedly experiences “meetings death” culminating initiation, finale collision there revival return real world.
 Practical implications. can be used courses studying Russian literature at university school.