Fet's epigraphs in the lyrics of Alexander Kushner
The article deals with four poems of Alexander Kushner, prenex epigraphs from the works of A. A. Fet and belonging to different periods of the modern poet: “Rick” (1966), “This is... as it is... well... a firefly!..” (1986), “There is something more important in life than the mind...” (1998), “Yesterday I was walking down the hall lit...” (2015). Entering into a creative dialogue with the classic, it is backed by knowledge of literary works about him (in particular, the works of Boris Buchstab, which Kushner said one of his teachers), the poet revives through epigraphs key motives creativity Fet: cosmism sense of the universe, universe and “small” human being, capable of conquering power “impact without the word” feelings, love transcending time. These motifs are organically included in the current Kushner spiritual experience which, in turn, largely fed by the experience classics. In total, Kushner wrote more than thirty poems, containing various motives of creative and biography of Fet. At the core of the article - not only the analysis of the poems, but also of sources the information obtained by the author from the Kushner.