Futurology Aspect of Christmas Narrative of D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak

“…It is noted that in connection with the stable genre stereotype, in most of the Christmas stories of Mamin-Sibiryak (“Kum”, “Christmas Eve”, “The Cunning German”, “The Song of Mister Kal”, etc.), it is the utopian mode of the historical future that is emphasized, which implies the triumph of moral and religious values inherent in Christianity. …”
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