Berezhna D. "Коtук Letayev" and "The christened Chinaman" in the context frame work of a russian autobiographical art prose of the first third of ХХ Century

Object of research: basic features of autobiographical fiction of symbolism and postsymbolism at the fist third of the XX century. Purpose of research: to bring to light the main principles of the latest fiction of A. Belyj, to determine his contribution into the new modification of autobiographical fiction at the fist third of the XX century.Methods of research: system, motif, and intertext analysises, comparative analysis. The practical value of the dissertation consists on use of results of research for preparation scientific works, lecture and specialized courses on the history of Russian literature of the end of XIX- the beginning of XX century and the world literature of the XX century. For the first time the detailed analysis of the both autobiographical novels of A. Belyj "Коtук Letayev" and "The christened Chinaman" has been done in the contexts of his latest works and the autobiographical fiction of symbolism. It has been shown that the texts of Belyj constitute the hypertext. Also it has been demonstarated that the main principles of Belyj works are the interdependent principles of intertext and counterpoint. It has been proved that the autobiographical fiction of A. Belyj contributed to the development of autobiographical fiction of modernism and avant-garde.