Zhdanko A. N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov's world contem-plation and poetics of his musical theatre

Object of research - understanding of the world by Rimsky-Korsakov, his attitude to the world; target of research - to comprehend the poetry of music theatre of Rimsky-Korsakov as an artistic embodiment of the composer's contemplation of the world; methods - historical-typological; novelty - put forward and well-founded is the concept of contemplation of the world as the key one for comprehension of the essence of Rimsky-Korsakov's attitude to the world, established is the typological relation-ship of the composer's contemplation of the world and Russian thinkers of XIX century; a new category system is formed, which helps to give definition to the poetry of music theatre of Rimsky-Korsakov; results - detailed description of the contemplation of Rimsky-Korsakov and definition of the poetry of his music theatre with the term "poetry of contemplation"; branch - theory and history of culture, music art