Authorial Dedications in Poetic Discourse of “Rubizh” Journal (Harbin, 1926–1945) as a Productive Component of Artistic Text

This study examines the characteristics of poetic content in the weekly literary and artistic publication of Russian émigrés in China, the journal “Rubizh” (1926–1945), from a novel structural-functional perspective within the context of paratextual issues as articulated by Gérard Genette and Jean-Michel Tomaso. The material for this research is derived from a rich collection of the “Rubizh” journal housed in the State Archive of the Khabarovsk Territory. A genre-based selection of poetic texts featuring authorial dedications was conducted. The authors analyze the intragenre typology and multifunctionality of these dedications as significant elements of paratext in the works of émigré poets. The content analysis of memorial and dialogical authorial dedications reveals a diverse range of their textual possibilities. It is established that dedications serve, on one hand, as a form of authorial presence and self-expression, and on the other hand, as a variety of intertextuality. A discursive analysis of authorial dedications in the works of émigré poets uncovers the philosophical-aesthetic and spiritual-moral determinants of creative self-expression, aligning with the high demands of the Russian émigré audience for the actualization of values inherent in Russian national spiritual culture and art (literature, visual arts, ballet), highlighting the significant contributions of émigré artists to the formation of the Russian World.

paratext, authorial dedications, poetic discourse of the journal Rubizh, émigré literature, Harbin, national-cultural values, intertextuality, Russian World