The Russian linguistic picture of the world about theater through the lens of aphorisms about theater: issues of interpretation and contextual analysis

The aim of the study is to identify the peculiarities of the perception of theater in the aphorisms of Russian theater figures and cultural figures through the prism of the influence of the Russian worldview on the meanings, evaluations, and components expressed in these statements. The subject of the study is the connections between the Russian linguistic worldview and aphorisms about theater. The interpretation of theater in the aphorisms of Russian cultural figures and historical figures allows us to demonstrate how theater is perceived in the Russian language and culture within the professional worldview. The work examines the substantive and figurative-associative components of the Russian linguistic worldview related to theatrical art, theater, and theatrical actors. This study emphasizes the peculiarities of the representation of theater in the Russian professional worldview of individuals connected with culture through aphorisms as concise and laconic means of representing the author's perspective on the subject in question. The research methods include linguistic, linguo-pragmatic, and linguo-stylistic analysis, contextual analysis, and culturological analysis. The scientific novelty of the work lies in defining the specifics of the interpretation of theater as a component of the Russian worldview in the aphorisms of cultural figures in the Russian language. The work emphasizes the importance of the linguo-cultural context in the interpretation of aphoristic statements. The area of application of the results is to determine the specifics of the interpretation of theater as a component of the Russian worldview in the aphorisms of cultural figures in the Russian language. As a result of the work, the characteristics of the perception of theater in the aphorisms of Russian theater personalities and cultural figures from a linguistic and linguo-pragmatic perspective have been defined. It has been established that the aphoristic interpretation and perception of theater in the aphorisms are influenced by the use of emotionally expressive vocabulary, and the main idea of the aphorism—and consequently the evaluation of theater—is perceived based on the context, taking into account the peculiarities of the embodiment of the professional worldview of individuals associated with theatrical activity and art. The conclusions drawn and the identified patterns, as well as the substantive features of the aphorisms dedicated to theater, are interpreted in the context of their value in perceiving the specifics of the Russian worldview. The work emphasizes the significance of the linguo-cultural context in the interpretation of aphoristic statements.