Transformation of Corporal Communication between Pilot and Machine in Russian Literature of the Early 20th Century

The research is devoted to the problem of transformation in corporal communication between pilot and \nmachine in Russian literature of the 1910-20s. The purpose of this research is to compare conceptual \nanthropomorphous and technical metaphors of classical and non-classical poetics. This analysis is \nbased on the texts written in the 1910-1920-s and devoted to aviation; the theme selection is explained \nby the high distinctiveness of the text in the context of the chosen period. The author researches the \ndevelopment of two myths: the future-oriented, futuristic myth, where the human merges with the \nmachine and assimilates with the mechanism; and the past-oriented myth where the assimilation of the \nmachine to a living creature comes to the fore. The second myth is relevant for classic literature (A. Blok, \nA. Kuprin, L. Andreev and others). This myth perfectly fits the pre-Soviet, Christian worldview, where \nsoul is more important than mind and Christian images of the space structure (sacred top – sublunar \nbottom). The futuristic myth created by V. Mayakovsky, V. Khodasevich, V. Kamensky and others, is \naimed at desacralization of heaven, highlighting the idea of merge of human and machine and even the \nidea of replacing human with the machine. \nTherefore, one may speak of two mythologies as two different worldviews, which appear in literature \nand culture in such an important and crucial period for Russian culture as the 1910-1920-s

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