Аннотация:The article deals with ‘the time after’ as a ‘literary fact’ in Tynyanov’s novel The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar [ Smert’ Vazir-Mukhtara ] (1927). The Russian nobles’ defeated coup at the time before coronation of Emperor Nicholas I in December 1825 serves as the book’s historical setting and elucidates the problem of the ‘post-revolution’. The author examines the different types of time (in chapters devoted to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tiflis, and Persia, respectively) and their function in the novel. She suggests that it is the protagonist’s, A. Griboyedov’s, existential state that determines the time motif in the book. It is argued that the character divided into Griboyedov and Vazir-Mukhtar demarcates his ‘outer’ and ‘inner’ selves. The book’s ideological epicenter lies in the theme of betrayal. The author goes on to show that, despite the circumstances of the ‘time after’, and his loneliness, Griboyedov stays faithful to himself, no matter how hard it is; he remains a creator, a poet and a playwright, who penned the blacklisted Woe from Wit [ Gore ot uma ], a professional diplomat at the heart of the frustrated project to boost the trade and industry in the Caucasus, and a man of honour and duty to his friends and family. The paper cites a number of arguments, polemicizing with critics of Tynyanov’s novel.
