REPRESENTATION OF CHARACTERS IN PUSHKIN’S NOVEL "EUGENE ONEGIN" IN THE LIGHT OF ANCIENT AND CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS: SETTING UP THE PROBLEM

The problem of representation of characters in the novel "Eugene Onegin" is solved by the author through connection of Ancient and Christian principles of featuring a man. The harmony of the character determines the depiction of persons that form the background of main characters’ deeds. The main characters in their turn are marked with a spirit of transformation. They, especially Tatyana, are able to change and are shown not only from the viewpoint of their deeds but also in terms of their inner, spiritual world that was opened by Christian literature through depicting the man.