DRAMATIC SCENES OF VASILIY SUMBATOV’S “THE CRUCIFIXION”: PROBLEM OF THE RESISTANCE TO EVIL

Abstract

The article highlights the history of the drama in the poetry of the Italian Diaspora Russian poet-emigrant Vasiliy Sumbatov “The Crucifixion” and proposes the analysis in relation to the philosophical arguments that are developed on the pages of the book of I. Ilyin, “On the resistance to evil by force” (1925). The author focuses on the understanding the central image of the monk-artist, Fernando, who creates a picture of the passion of Jesus Christ, for the authenticity of which the Spanish inquisitors put before him the real “nature”, a nailed to the cross man. The debunking of the false position of non-resistance to evil, thoughts of the author and the character of the play about the artist’s responsibility for understanding the spiritual meaning of the event - this is the main core of the conflict. The conclusion on the poetic perfection, mastery of speech characteristics, topicality and depth of moral and philosophical sounding of the play, its timeless relevance completes the article.