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Musiychuk M.V. [Chess culture as reflected by the «Rhyme Fairy» and creolized friendly caricatures through the prism of socio-cultural allusions] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2025, Vol. 16, No. 3. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/32KLSK325.pdf (in Russian).

Chess culture as reflected by the «Rhyme Fairy» and creolized friendly caricatures through the prism of socio-cultural allusions

Musiychuk Maria Vladimirovna
Magnitogorsk, Russia
E-mail: mv-mus@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-6527
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=390247
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Abstract. The article defines the relevance of chess culture as a means of recognizing the new and as a process of preserving cultural traditions in a constantly changing world. The article substantiates that chess culture is reflected in the reflections of the «rhyme fairy», monographs by chess historians and international grandmasters, chess websites, and periodicals. An analysis of the representation of chess culture in comics revealed a form of «realized friendly caricatures» (a term proposed by the author, which constitutes its novelty and theoretical significance), combining epigrams and friendly caricatures in a single context. Allusions are made through the inner world of chess players and the subtle psychological underpinnings of the game. In most games, certain actions and events in the chess world are assessed, reflecting the beauty of chess culture. «Beauty is organically inherent in the ‘life’ of chess pieces». The study revealed that the allusions are based on the works of Pushkin, Lermontov, and Mayakovsky, as well as popular expressions and phraseological units, classical music and songs, and the spiritual heritage of intangible culture recognized by UNESCO. The author argues that the allusions in creolized friendly caricatures of chess players reflect the culture of chess, playing out various situations that arise during the game and emphasizing various aspects (social, political, sporting, etc.), as well as the contributions of famous chess players to chess culture.

Keywords: chess culture; socio-cultural allusions; realized friendly caricatures; chess historians; chess pieces; grandmaster; world chess champion; chess

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