Metaphysical self-identification of an emigrant woman in Vasily Yanovsky’s story "The Second Love" and Boris Poplavsky’s novel Apollo Bezobrazov

The aim of the research is to understand “male” version a woman in prose young emigrants: firstly, metaphysical intuitions female characters, and, secondly, discovery essence perception characters and authors. material Vasilyy Yanovsky’s story “The Second Love” (1933) Boris Poplavsky’s novel Apollo Bezobrazov (1932), episodically Home From Heaven (1935). main aspects comparative analysis are image an emigrant (Yanovsky’s nameless heroine Teresa) plot her personal selfidentification (building myth about connection with God transcendent). attitude towards explaining consciousness appears narration: narrators, carriers male consciousness, introduce “voice” (the heroines’ diaries) that objectifies mythologizes women. In both works, picture world built accordance characters: opposition “earth/heaven”, close symbolist dual world. plots heroines recreate their self-identification – search for place earthly realities, identification themselves relation God, not society author’s test salvation women characters. Based on classifications Russian culture (traditional type, demonic woman- heroine), author has established Yanovsky Poplavsky closer traditional type. Although allowed realize sphere family, fulfill biological destiny, they Eros, but victims world, open spirituality. Allusions Mother bring together (Teresa’s intercession other pregnancy heroine). interprets key event transformation top Notre Dame Cathedral as result appearance rewriting real events self-justification self-persuasion. Transformation associated expectation child, pregnancy, divine meaning she acquired miracle new life arisen inside her. However, modern “Mother God” does mission: give birth find world; remains existential sense. Teresa unable overcome collapse “paradise friends”, cement existence small circle people spiritual efforts. from Heaven, shows really type woman: “earthly” temptresses Katya Tanya, who do become central character, like first novel. finds tragic gap between corporality metaphysics feminine, sees physicality metaphysical. Both authors agree idea doom reality impossibility transforming Eternal Femininity.