The Phenomenon of Conceptualization of St. Nicholas Image and the Concept of Miracle in Poetic Discourse

The article is devoted to the study of the conceptualization specifics of cultural value dominants within the framework of poetic discourse. The paper aims to examine the conceptualization of the axiological dominant of the miracle and the image of Saint Nicholas in poetic discourse.The material for the study was the poetic works of Russian poets of the XIX – XX centuries. Research methods: contextualanalysis, linguistic and hermeneutic analysis. Poetic discourse is considered as a system having the following features: densityof meaning, synergy, conceptualization and crystallization of the meaning of axiological dominants (concepts). The author comes to the conclusion that a miracle is not only a multi-valued word, but also a phenomenon found in culture. The concept of a miracle receives a unique representation through the image of St. Nicholas, who appears as the absolute realization of a miracle that unites virtue, mercy, love, empathy, and meekness.The author defines the meanings representing the concept in poetic discourse.