CHILDREN’S PRAYER AS A METAPHYSICAL LIMIT OF A.P. CHEKHOV’S EARLY PROSE IN THE SHORT STORY “VANKA”

Authors

  • Abdullaeva Ikbola Mokhirovna Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Philosophical Sciences, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Russian Language and Literature, Namangan State Institute of Foreign Languages named after Iskhokhon Ibrat Author

Keywords:

A.P. Chekhov, “Vanka”, Metaphysical Prayer, Existential Ethics, Axiological Vector, Poetics of Childhood.

Abstract

This research investigates the transformation of the axiological vector in the works of A.P. Chekhov between 1880 and 1887. The study focuses on the transition from a poetics of satirical deconstruction to the establishment of an existential verticality. Through a detailed analysis of the short story “Vanka” (1886), the author argues that the protagonist’s undeliverable letter functions as a phenomenon of metaphysical prayer. This act marks a pivotal shift in Chekhov’s anthropology, where human subjecthood is asserted through a transcendent impulse that overcomes the brutality of profane reality.

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2026-01-05

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Vol. 1 No. 9 (2025)

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CHILDREN’S PRAYER AS A METAPHYSICAL LIMIT OF A.P. CHEKHOV’S EARLY PROSE IN THE SHORT STORY “VANKA”. (2026). Modern American Journal of Linguistics, Education, and Pedagogy, 1(9), 518-524. https://usajournals.org/index.php/6/article/view/1763