VYACH. IVANOV'S OPTIMISTIC UTOPIA AND ITS DESTRUCTION IN THE DRAMA “RINGS” OF ZINOVIEVA-ANNIBAL

Wang Liuayang

The article explores the relationship between the ideas of Vyach. Ivanov and the works of L. D. Zinovieva-Annibal, as well as their influence on each other. The analysis of the play “Rings” reveals as elements of the Dionysian elements the idea of overcoming egoistic love through Dionysian purification and entering the cathedral community. But Zinovieva-Annibal's personal and artistic aspirations did not always coincide with her husband's ideas. Zinovieva-Annibal's work is a complex interweaving of philosophical and aesthetic concepts, demonstrating both Ivanov's influence and her independent artistic search.

Keywords:L. D. Zinovieva-Annibal, Vyach. Ivanov's utopian idea, Sobornost, Dionysism, drama “Rings”.