title: The Crimean War of 1853–1856 in the plots of Russian fables
abstract: The author of the article examines the reflection of the events of the Crimean War of 1853–1856 in the plots of Russian fables. The article analyses the system of characters, plot dominants of fables, demonstrates the possibilities of this genre in describing the military clash of Russia with hostile states. The author of the article points to a common task that unites the plots of the fables of different poets (it was obligatory to emphasise the confrontation between the sides of the military c
journal: Vestnik of Kostroma State University