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What do seagulls represent in Russian literature?

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To put it into a few words — freedom, or rather craving fo freedom. Seagulls and a bird in general. For example, while for Chekhov it is a seagull, for Ostrovsky it is simply a bird — in his “Thunderstorm” Katherine dreams desperately to turn into a bird and fly away freely. read more

Russian sailors believe that seagulls guard souls of those who died in the sea, their cries represent their pleas to be buried like good Christians in the earth. On a personal note, I am enchanted by the sea birds wheneever and wherever I observe them. read more

The seagull is associated with Lir, a Sea-God in Celtic lore. read more

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