Interpretation of the female image in military literature of the 20th century: “Live and Remember”

The article is devoted to a multi-faceted analysis of female images in V. Rasputin's novel “Live and Remember” in the context of the evolution of Russian war prose of the 20th century. The main attention is paid to the central character Nastena, whose tragic fate is explored through a unique triad: survival strategies (hard work, responsibility, self-defense), complex psychological dynamics (shock, tolerance, moral dilemma, fear, shame, despair, transformation) and social connections (condemnation of society, invisible connection with other women). It is proven that Rasputin creates a fundamentally “non-heroic” image that breaks with the canons of Soviet war prose: Nastena's tragedy reveals the destructive impact of war on the private life, psyche and moral foundations of an individual in the rear. The transformation of traditional qualities of a Russian woman (hard work, loyalty, sacrifice) under the yoke of extreme circumstances of her husband's desertion and her path to tragic liberation are studied. The analysis of secondary images (Nadka, Agafya Somov, Semenovna) confirms the creation of a polyphonic picture of women's fate in the war. Scientific novelty lies in the systematic application of the approach, revealing the unique artistic anthropology of Rasputin.