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Far Eastern Literatures in Russia & Russian Literature in the Far Eastern & South-East Asian Countries... 62 Issues of Far Eastern Literatures: Materials of the 11th International Scientific Cconference. June 27–29, 2024 and Dogs” and Yuri Polyakov “Sovdetstvo” through the prism of childhood experience and the perception of the hero and the “all-seeing author.” The media discourse of Zhang Xuedong’s novel “Bygone days of Children and Dogs” was formed through publications in specialized media (for example, “Literaturnaya Gazeta”, 2021, № 27), in scientific periodicals, on book’s web services; Chinese online media covered presentations of the novel and workshops held in connection with its publication. “Sovdetstvo” by Yuri Polyakov is mediatized through all types of media and author’s presentations, through the author’s reading of fragments of the novel on the radio, through the author’s channels on social networks and instant mes- sengers. Interactivity is also created by the writer’s address to the audience in the preface to the work; the author encourages readers to co-create, and any reader can contact the writer by email. The attitude towards feedback determines the actualization of readers’ activities. Keywords: Media discourse, reception, novel about childhood, Chinese literature, Russian literature. Lin Guanqiong (Shenzhen MSU-BIT University), linguantsyun@mail.ru A. P. Hejdok’s Collection of Short Stories “The Stars of Manchuria” in the Interpretation of Far Eastern Culture Alfred Petrovich Hejdok (1892–1990) is one of the most widely read writers of the older generation of the Harbin diaspora. Travelled to many places and had his own interest, the writer got acquainted with different cultures, which he reflected in his most famous collection “The Stars of Manchuria” (1934), which includes 16 short stories written between 1929 and 1934. The collection combines the cultures of China, Russia, Mon- golia, Egypt, Manchurian ethnic groups, etc. As E. G. Ivashchenko noted, Hejdok’s “The Stars of Manchuria” “synthesise the culture of the West and the East”1. “The Stars of Manchuria” can be interpreted by Far Eastern culture: the culture of China (Buddhist concepts of karma, samsara, reincarnation, bardo and Buddhist predesti- nation; hermitism in Taoism; the theme of “returning home after long wandering”; the funeral rites of Guizhou Province), Mongolia (Buddhist ritual of burning incense; strong emphasis on procreation) and Manchurian ethnic groups (the theme of procreation). Hejdok, in his own way, integrates elements of Far Eastern culture in the collection, which make the works expressive, engaging, and contribute to the development of the plot. In addition, the Far Eastern cultural phenomenon gives the short stories myth-making characteristics with “the presence of concrete and recognisable features of the historical reality”2. By combining realistic description and this cultural phenomenon, Hejdok creates a distinctive prose similar tomagic realism. References 1 Ivashchenko E. G. Crossing of Cultural Traditions in A. Hejdok’s Collection “The Stars of Manchuria” // Russian Harbin, Captured in Words. Vol. 2: Literary Rossica / Edited by A. A. Zabiyako, G. V. Efendieva. Blagoveshchensk: Amur State University, 2008. P. 107. (In Russian) 2 Gugnin A. A. Magic Realism // Literary Encyclopaedia of Terms and Concepts / Edited and compiled byA. N. Nikoliukin. Moscow: Intelvak, 2001. Stb. 491. (In Russian). Keywords: Buddhism, Far Eastern culture, China, magic realism, Harbin diaspora. Liu Yinkui (Capital Normal University), donghaiziyuntai@163.com A Primitive Classification: On V. A. Rubin’ Study of Five Elements Russian sinologist V. A. Rubin in his research works defined Five Elements as a primitive classified system. From the perspective of ideological sources, this conclusion is closely related to the researches of French anthropologists: Levi Strauss's research on the classified system of the American Hopi tribe had a direct impact on Rubin's research methods, and earlier, Emile Durkheim's discovery and induction of the Indian classified system was an early source of this research idea. Therefore, based on the ideas of the two