This article examines the discursive construction of Amir Timur’s

image within the English and Russian literary traditions, specifically

focusing on the functions of speech and voice. Through a comparative

approach and discourse analysis, the study explores how verbal

representation shapes perceptions of Timur’s power and historical

authority. The analysis contrasts Christopher Marlowe’s

Tamburlaine the Great, where Timur is a rhetorically powerful,

"exceptional hero" embodying Renaissance humanist ideals, with the

Russian literary tradition. In the latter, Timur’s voice is characterized

by restraint and indirect narration, fostering a critical distance and

ethical reflection on absolute power and violence. The findings reveal

that these divergent discursive strategies are deeply rooted in cultural

dispositions and models of historical memory. Ultimately, the study

highlights the role of literary speech in constructing political authority

and offers a nuanced understanding of Amir Timur as an intercultural

symbol.