『청동 기마상』에 나타난 '작은 인간'과 표트르 대제의 이미지 = Image of 'Little man' & Peter the Great in 『the Bronze Horseman』

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study focuses on image of ‘Little man’ & Peter the Great in Pushkin's epic poem The Bronze Horseman. This masterpiece of Pushkin holds a special place in his historical works. The poet created it at a very crucial moment in his life and career. The Bronze Horseman contains serious discourses on people (народ). Especially, Pushkin shows the interrelation between the 'little man' (who is Eugene, the hero of this work) with Peter the Great and his city.
In the opening stanzas (＜ВСТУГ??ЕНИЕ＞) of The Bronze Horseman the poet sings praises for the reforms made by Peter the Great and the grandeur and glory of Saint-Petersburg. As the narrative plot of the poem unfolds, the poet's position gradually changes to become critical along with his negative attitudes towards them. Eugene (Евгений), a simple common official, stands opposed to the Bronze Horseman (Peter the Great). In the culminating scene (Eugene's rebellious scene), he finally transforms into a heroic character with his great animosity towards Peter the Great, the impregnable holder of a sacred imperial spirit.
At the same time, the image of Peter the Great is both positive (he is a Tsar-reformer, and the founder of Saint-Petersburg) and negative (he is a Tsar-tyrant, who constantly threatened helpless ‘little man' rebelling against the imperial authority). Peter the Great not only acts as the historical person, but also has a specific individuality.
The history of mankind as a subject of research can possess the subjective and objective themes at once. Speaking generally, the state (collective) and an individual (person) always has a conflicting relationship between them. Therefore, the helpless ‘little man’ (people or person) often turned out to be a victim of the tyrannical power of the state. When the interests of the state or totalitarian society conflict with the aspirations and desires of an individual person, the former always appears as a victim of the powerful ideological dictation.
There is sufficient evidence to support the hypothesis that russian people, cast in the image of a helpless 'little man', Eugene, become an object of historical necessity. While the historical figure - Peter the Great - appears as a subject and an activist in history.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 예브게니와 표트르 대제(청동 기마상)의 이미지
• Ⅲ. 결론