The Russian Literary Club of the Volga Region as a Phenomenon of Modern Internet Poetry

Identificator

EDN: BFXJNY ; УДК: 821.161.1

Authors

Shurygin Andrey Vladimirovich, applicant of the Department of Russian Language, Literature, and Journalism, Mari State University. Russia, Yoshkar‑Ola. ORCID: 0009‑0009‑5105‑8273. E‑mail: car‑man08@mail.ru

Journal

HERALD OF HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION №2 (42), 2026

Section

PHILOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Pages

151-161

Abstract

The verbal creativity of the members of virtual poetry communities is an important component of Russian online literature, which is integrated into the modern literary process. This layer of texts remains relatively new and understudied, especially at the regional level. The purpose of this study is to identify the common and distinctive features of the poetry of the members of the Russian Literary Club in the Volga region (Mari El, Chuvashia, and Tatarstan). The main method used is comparative analysis, which makes it possible to summarize the features of the forms, genres, and techniques of verbal creativity in virtual poetry communities, as well as to assess the degree of their autonomy in relation to the classical literary heritage. The empirical basis of the study consists of questionnaires and poetic texts created by the members of the community. It is concluded that the Russian Literary Club in the Volga region positions itself as an Internet community with a well‑established system of verbal creativity that is developing in line with the general dynamics of online literature. The common features of the participants' poetic texts include a focus on the publication and recognition of their work on the Internet, thematic diversity (from eternal to topical issues), a command of literary devices (tropes and figures of speech), the use of various lexical layers, and adherence to the canons of the syllabo‑tonic system of versification (in the metrical, rhythmic, and strophic organization of the text). At the same time, the poetics of the created works also possesses individual features: the interactivity of creativity, the creation of the authors' own artistic worlds and alternative realities, allegory, intertextuality, and a pronounced element of play – experiments with speech structure and the polysemy of words. The results obtained can be used for the further study of the development of modern online poetry, in particular its regional forms and specifics.

Keywords

online literature Internet communities Stihi.ru the Russian Literary Club poetic creativity comparative analysis

Recieved

27.08.2025

Published

20.08.2026

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