short story

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.

The article deals with the problems of Pisemsky’s prose in early period. It is composed of the four genres: novelette, story, short stories, novel. The stories and novelettes are two parts. They represented «Russian Europeans». Superfluous person represented in story. Byronic hero represented in novelette. Novelette are «point» in final, radical changes Position and opinion of hero. It need to start unpicking the poetical hero. A short story are three parts.