The Space and its Meaning in “Matryona’s House”: Using Ulmanov’s Study Guide

According to Aleksandr Ulmanov, authors' worldviews can be found in the spatial construction of their narratives.The paper addresses this construction in "Matryona's House" and "Early Collection of Miniatures" (1958-1963) by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in order to clarify his own world view.There are various special concepts in Matryona's House,the center of which is,of course, the house of Matryona.This paper pays attention to the similarity between Matryona's House and "Early Collection of Miniatures" in terms of the special construction method.What matters in this similar special construction is the expression of religiosity. In connection with the house's images, the paper surveys almost all special elements of Matryona's House and Early Collection of Miniatures and then compares the two styles of special conception in religious terms.This research method will be able to show Solzhenitsyn's early religious worldview much more clearly