The student feast in the lyrics of N. M. Yazykov and its creative reception in the poetry of G. V. Maslov

The study examines N. M. Yazykov’s student feast lyrics of the 1820s–1830s and their creative reception by G. V. Maslov, an early 20th-century Petrograd poet. The focus is placed on the specific motifs and imagery constituting Yazykov’s sympotic plot, as well as their detailed reminiscence and semantic transformation in Maslov’s poetic heritage. The research aims to establish the motifs of student feast lyrics, determine the dominant features of the student-poet’s unique attitude towards life, detect distinct elements of Yazykov’s heritage in Maslov’s poetry of 1918–1919, and identify the key semantic vectors of their multi-layered poetic dialogue. The methodological framework comprises several rigorous approaches. Historical-cultural analysis clarifies the cultural context behind the student feast motif complex, while the historical-literary approach traces their fate in Maslov’s poems. Comparative strategies contrast the poets' attitudes towards life. The novelty of the study lies in its comprehensive comparative approach, which highlights the similarities and differences in the dialogue, offering insight into how Yazykov’s lyrics influenced the creative worldview of the early 20th-century poet, and how the motifs of the student symposion transformed under new historical and cultural conditions. Based on a detailed textual study of Maslov’s lyrics written in Omsk in 1918–1919, the article concludes that the lexemes "wild", "to sing, song", "wine", "glass" from the predecessor’s vocabulary were particularly important to him. Ultimately, the research shows that Maslov’s desire to experience the ecstatic joy of a student revelry clashes with the absolute impossibility of extending the feast plot in "icy Siberia".