MOTIVUL CRIMEI „FĂRĂ PEDEAPSĂ” ÎN OPERA LUI A.S. PUȘKIN

The present work investigates the motif of the crime “that goes unpunished” in the work of Alexander Pushkin, emphasizing the moral and psychological dimension of the crime, in the socio-cultural context of Russian literature. We aim to analyze the complexity of the criminal act and its consequences beyond the (essentially non-existent) legal dimension, emphasizing the idea that a universally true punishment manifests itself through inner suffering and moral decline. We argue that, in Pushkin’s oeuvre, crime does not necessarily attract a legal or social sanction, but generates a deeper punishment, of a moral nature, which derives from the feeling of self-condamnation and the impossibility of reconciliation with oneself. This approach reflects an existential and tragic vision of the human condition, in which moral turmoil becomes the supreme court.