Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CITY: LITERARY ENCOUNTERS, ss.205-216, 2021 (SSCI)
Andrey Bely (1880-1934), whose real name was Boris Bugayev, was one of the leading names of what Russian literary studies calls "the second wave"-the young generation of Symbolists. Bely, the pioneer and theorist of the literary school mentioned above, was also a mathematician and musician. His meeting with the founder of anthroposophy, Dr. Rudolf Steiner, in Brussels was a turning point, as he believed that he found in this philosophy all of the answers to his intense searches that had begun at a young age. His introduction to anthroposophy would be reflected in his novel Petersburg, which he had been writing at that time and which brought the artistic perception of the philosophy of history to a whole new dimension. Considered Bely's major masterpiece, Petersburg is also one of the most prominent works of modern Russian prose. In this study, the city's image in the novel Petersburg will be examined. Nevertheless, this examination will be on Saint Petersburg not by its so-called image of "Venice of the North" or of the city of the white nights, but on Saint Petersburg of 1905 in a time marked by numerous strikes and provocations by the government that led to the oppressive atmosphere.