Title of the article:

ETHICS AND AESTHETICS OF RUSSIAN ROCK (as exemplified by K. Kinchev’s creative work) 

Author(s):

Dmitry I. Ivanov

Vladimir V. Varava

Information about the author/authors

Dmitry I. Ivanov — PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Professor of the Institute of Russian studies, Xi'an International Studies University, South Wenyuan Road, Xi'an Guodu Education and Sci-Tech industrial development zone, Shanxi province, 710128 Xi'an, PRC. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-0049. E-mail: Ivan610@yandex.ru

Vladimir V. Varava — DSc in Philosophy, Professor, Professor of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Baryshevskaya Grove, d. 22, apt. 210, 108831 Moscow, Russia. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7811-5452. E-mail: vladimir_varava@list.ru

Section

History of Arts

Year

2021

Volume

Vol. 61

Pages

pp. 345–356

Received

May 15, 2020

Date of publication

September 28, 2021

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37816/2073-9567-2021-61-345-356

Index UDK

7.03+008

Index BBK

85.318(2)+71

Abstract

 The paper deals with the analysis of ethical and aesthetic aspects of Russian rock by the example of the work of one of its prominent representatives Konstantin Kinchev. The authors suggest that Russian rock poetry is an organic and distinctive element of the large text of Russian culture, reflecting its deep typological characteristics. This is primarily a synthesis of literature and philosophy with a prevalence of moral issues. The mutual transition between the ethical and the existential, which is characteristic of Russian philosophical culture finds its highest embodiment in the work of K. Kinchev. From this point of view, the paper  addresses some important aspects of the rock poet’s creative career, which are characterized by very strong spiritual conflicts, manifested in such topics as a painful search for truth, rushing from darkness to light, immersion in infernal areas, etc. The paper shows that these states are necessary for generating of a full-fledged art world, which is unthinkable without such contradictions. Thus, the authors debunk traditionally reduced and openly negative image of the representative of rock culture as a carrier of aggressive and destructive principles. The feeling that a poetic gift of the creator makes him a part of the divine being, and, accordingly, morally responsible for each word spoken comes to be important for all the work of K. Kinchev. As the paper identifies this is an essentially religious concept of artistic creation, rooted in the ideas of N. V. Gogol.

Keywords

K. Kinchev’s work, rock poetry, Russian literature and philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, the search for truth, existence, the spiritual principle.

References

1 Baranovskaia N. Konstantin Kinchev. Zhizn' i tvorchestvo. Stikhi. Dokumenty. Publikatsii [Konstantin Kinchev. Life and Creation. Poetry. Files. Publications]. St. Petersburg, Novyi Gelikon Publ., 1993. 239 p. (In Russian)

2 Bashlachev A. Siadem riadom [Sit beside]. In: Naumov L. Aleksandr Bashlachev. Chelovek poiushchii [Alexander Bashlachev. The man who sings]. St. Petersburg, Amfora Publ., TID Amfora Publ., 2010, pp. 111–112. (In Russian)

3 Bashlachev A. Testo [Dough]. In: Naumov L. Aleksandr Bashlachev. Chelovek poiushchii [Alexander Bashlachev. The man who sings]. St. Petersburg, Amfora Publ., TID Amfora Publ., 2010, pp. 134–136. (In Russian)

4 Varava V. V. “Osevoe vremia” russkoi filosofii: otkrytie ekzistentsii [“Axial time” of Russian philosophy: the discovery of existence]. In: Forum noveishei vostochnoevropeiskoi istorii i kul'tury. Russkoe izdanie, 2018, no 1–2. Available at: http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/ZIMOS/forum/ inhaltruss29.html (accessed 26 April 2020). (In Russian)

5 Gidrevich E. A. Reministsentsii v tvorchestve Konstantina Kincheva [Reminiscences in the work of Konstantin Kinchev]. Uchenye zapiski: elektronnyi nauchnyi zhurnal KGU, 2012, no 2 (22), pp. 35–40. (In Russian)

6 Grebenshchikov B. Mama, ia ne mogu bol'she pit' [Mom, I can't drink anymore]. In: Bespechnyi russkii brodiaga [Carefree Russian tramp]. 2006. Available at: https://teksty-pesenok.ru/rus-bg/tekst-pesni-mamaya-ne-mogu-bolshe-pit/1748955 (accessed 02 July 2019). (In Russian)

7 Grebenshchikov B. Brat Nikotin [Brother Nicotine]. In: Sestra Khaos [Sister Chaos]. 2001. Available at: https://mp3folder.org.ua/tekst-pesni/1034136-akvarium-boris-grebenschikov-brat-nikotin.html (accessed 02 July 2019). (In Russian)

8 Zen'kovskii V. V. Istoriia russkoi filosofii [History of Russian philosophy]. Leningrad, EGO Publ., 1991. Vol. I. 222 p. (In Russian)

9 Kinchev K. V put' [Let's hit the road]. In: Tverdyi znak (“Ъ”) [Hard sign (“Ъ”)]. 2010. Available at: http://www.pesni.net/text/AlisA/V-put (accessed 10 April 2020). (In Russian)

10 Kinchev K. Meloman [Music lover]. In: Energiia [Energy]. 1985. Available at: http://teksti-pesenok.ru/10/Konstantin-Kinchev-i-gr-Alisa/tekst-pesni-meloman (accessed 10 April 2020). (In Russian)

11 Kinchev K. Kibitka [Wagon]. In: Dlia tekh, kto svalilsia s Luny [For those who fell from the Moon]. 1993. Available at: https:// teksty-pesenok.ru/rus-alisa-konstantin-kinchev/tekst-pesni-kibitka/ 1733524/ (accessed 10 April 2020). (In Russian)

12 Kormil'tsev I., Surova O. Rok-poeziia v russkoi kul'ture: vozniknovenie, bytovanie, evoliutsiia [Poetry in Russian Culture: the Emergence, Existence, Evolution]. In: Russkaia rok-poeziia: tekst i kontekst, 1998, no 1, pp. 3–33. (In Russian)

13 Kuz'mina T. A. Ekzistentsial'naia etika N. A. Berdiaeva [Existential ethics of N. A. Berdyaev’s.]. In: Eticheskaia mysl' [Aesthetic thought]. Moscow, Izdatel'stvo IF RAN, 2008, vol. 8, pp. 87–128. (In Russian)

14 Naumenko M. Oda vannoi komnate [Ode to the bathroom]. In: Poety russkogo roka: V. Tsoi, M. Naumenko, A. Panov, E. Fedorov, F. Chistiakov, M. Bashakov [Poets of Russian rock: V. Tsoi, M. Naumenko, A. Panov, E. Fedorov, F. Chistyakov, M. Bashakov]. St. Petersburg, Azbuka-klassika Publ., 2005. 416 p. (In Russian)

15 Naumenko M. Zavtra menia zdes' ne budet (Moi poezd) [I won't be here tomorrow (My train) ]. In: Poety russkogo roka: V. Tsoi, M. Naumenko, A. Panov, E. Fedorov, F. Chistiakov, M. Bashakov [Poets of Russian rock: V. Tsoi, M. Naumenko, A. Panov, E. Fedorov, F. Chistyakov, M. Bashakov]. St. Petersburg, Azbuka-klassika Publ., 2005. 416 p. (In Russian)

16 Russkaia literatura i filosofiia: puti vzaimodeistviia [Russian literature and philosophy: ways of interaction], edited by A. A. Takho-Godi. Moscow, Vodolei Publ., 2018. 602 p. (In Russian)

17 Serbinenko V. V. Istoriia russkoi filosofii XI–XIX vv. [History of Russian philosophy of the 11th–19th centuries]. Moscow, Izdatel'svo ROU Publ., 1993. 148 p. (In Russian)

18 Troitskii A. K. Rok-muzyka v SSSR: opyt populiarnoi entsiklopedii [Rock music in the USSR: the experience of a popular encyclopedia]. Moscow, Kniga Publ., 1990. 385 p. (In Russian)

19 Cherepova T. N. Fenomen otechestvennoi nravstvennoi filosofii: etiko-filosofskii analiz [The phenomenon of Russian moral philosophy: ethical and philosophical analysis: PhD thesis]. Ivanovo, 2017. 173 p. (In Russian)

20 Chigrakov S. Glupen'kaia pesnia (Assol') [Silly song (Assol) ]. In: Chizh & Co. 1993. Available at: https://teksty-pesenok.ru/rus-chizh-i-kompaniya-sergej-chigra/tekst-pesni-glupe nkaya -pesnya-assol/1949850/ (accessed 26 April 2020). (In Russian)

PDF-file

Download