International journal
ISSN 2311-0759 (Online)
ISSN 2311-0740 (Print)


Н. Г. Чернышевский

The problem of genre in the early historical cycle of A. F. Pisemsky

The article deals with the problems of cycle specificity Pisemsky ? prose earlu period.  It studies the scantily explored unknown A.F.Pisemsky ? суclе about Russian mentality?? phenomenon. This is historical cycle (1857-1862). This cycle are historical  portrats of generations before and after the reform. It is composed of the four pieces: novelette “Вraggart”, story “The old man? sin”, short storys: “Dad”, “Old lady”. The stories and  novelettes  are two parts. Two parts are contrasts and parallels in  the story, hero demonstrates his action and resultat.