Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Mythological Chronotope of Almaty City (based on the Fairy Tales of Yuri Serebryansky, illustrations by Vyacheslav Lui-Ko and Urban Street Art)

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2026 19 (6)
Authors
Kuanyshbayeva, Shildegul S.; Begaliyeva, Saule B.; Bayanbayeva, Zhadyra A.; Kovalenko, Alexander G.; Kubdasheva, Karlygash B.
Contact information
Kuanyshbayeva, Shildegul S. : Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan); Begaliyeva, Saule B.: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan); Bayanbayeva, Zhadyra A. : Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan); Kovalenko, Alexander G. : Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) (Moscow, Russian Federation); Kubdasheva, Karlygash B. : S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical Universit (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan);
Keywords
geopoetics; Almaty text; mythological chronotope; local text; chronotope; city branding
Abstract

Contemporary Russian-language prose of Kazakhstan actively reworks mythological themes and plots. Moreover, unique authorial myths are also being developed. Kazakhstani writer Yuri Serebryansky not only uses symbols and archetypes inherent in Kazakh culture, but also transforms them, introducing elements of an urban, multicultural environment. The city of Almaty, often referred to as the southern capital, is examined as a text in which each element – streets, buildings, monuments, graffiti, and advertising – functions as a sign carrying specific semantic meaning. The mythological chronotope is interpreted through archetypes and symbols, drawing on examples from literary works as well as visual and urban practices (Vyacheslav Lui-Ko, Stepan Krasnov)

Pages
1323–1332
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YWQKNQ
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/158612

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