Pushkin's artistic genius comprises the historicity of creative consciousness as its most important component. His perception of history through the prism of an individual enhances the logic of literary creation that contributes to scaling up the conflict of imagery to the level of an existential idea. The concept of the Russian Middle Ages presented in the article allows us to trace the autobiographical focus of this topic for Pushkin, his search for actions and characters, his intention to learn the lessons of historical morality and to enhance literary thinking. The Middle Ages can be viewed as a model of the poet's dialogue with the present and as a factor of an individual's orientation in the cultural and historical environment.
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