Hermeneutics of Old Russian Literature Hermeneutics of Old Russian Literature 1607-6192 2713-2226 IWL RAS https://doi.org/10.22455/HORL.1607-6192-2025-24-477-515 Research Article Articles A NEW COMMENTARY TO THE “BIBLICAL THEMATIC CLUE” IN DANIIL ZATOCHNIK’S “WORD”/“PRAYER” (concerning the Theory of I.N. Danilevsky) Sokolova Lidia V. old-rus@imli.ru 2025 24 477 515 Copyright © 2026, IWL RAS 2026 The article contains some polemical remarks to the interpretation of the opening part of Daniil Zatochnik’s “Word”/“Prayer” as proposed by I.N. Danilevsky. Using the term introduced by R. Picchio I.N. Danilevsky considers the opening part of the composition as a “biblical thematic clue”. The researcher tries “to reconstruct the meaning of one particular fragment more accurately”, and he searches for the “contextual memory” of quotations and allusions used by Daniil Zatochnik. The method that was applied by I.N. Danilevsky is objectionable. 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