Romanov Y. The "Underground" in F.M. Dostoyevsky's Poetics: the Archetypal and Typological Phenomenon.

In the thesis the new comprehension of the category of "underground" as archetypal and typological phenomenon in Dostoyevsky's works is given; the character of the "underground" man as a bearer of the archetypal features is newly considered; the archetypal model of the "underground" behaviour and consciousness is outlined. As a result of the analysis of "The Notes from the Underground" (the main character of this work expresses the embodiment of the "underground" features) and the research of the "underground" features realisation in the characters of the great Dostoyevsky's novels ("The Crime and Punishment", "The Idiot", "The Devils", "The Raw Youth") it is considered the structure of the "underground" characteristics, the dominant features are found, the typology of the heroes with the "underground" features is outlined, the conclusion about the importance of the "underground" phenomenon for the world literature is made.