The Image of the Future Through Binary Oppositions in “Mass Poetry” of Western Belarus

The article reveals the distinctiveness of revealing “the image of the future” in the work of representatives of the “mass poetry” of Western Belarus. The main emphasis is placed on the depiction of typical “binary oppositions” (on the example of poems by A. Ivers). It is claimed that consideration of the ideological and aesthetic specificity of literary creativity requires the correct use of the terms “the image of the future”, “binary oppositions”, “mass poetry”, “Western Belarusian poetry”. Using specific examples, it is shown that the analysis of different versions of the same works (which are included in the periodicals of Western Belarus and Soviet editions) allows us to reveal a clear tendency in the evolution of images of the future.