The Correlate of Memory in the Novel by Oles Ulianenko “Stalinka”
17 September 2020 was the tenth death anniversary of the incredibly talented and no less controversial modern Ukrainian writers Oles Ulianenko. Despite that, all critical reviews of his books have predominantly concerned moral and ethical problematics limiting the comprehension of the writer’s literary works. The article is the results of the analysis of the memory correlate in the plot and characters configuration of the novel by Oles Ulianenko “Stalinka”. The corporal-mimetic method to analyze fiction, designed by me in the doctoral and postdoctoral studies, is that to interpret literary texts one should foremost consider its corporal determination. The conclusion is made that the basis for the novel’s plot and characters configuration is the blinded movement of the main heroes through the metaphorical life labyrinth of decay and destruction. Deprived of the sight, the protagonists were bound to have their memory activated.
