CARNIVAL CHRONOTOPE IN BORIS EVSEEV’S PROSE

The article is dedicated to analyzing fiction peculiarities, semantic implications, as well as cultural facets of Boris Evseev’s creative works, the contemporary Russian writer, studied from the point of view of humanities methodology developed by M. Bakhtin in his article named “Methodology of humanities” (1974). The authors explore the creative work of

Boris Evseev, the vice–president of the Russian Pen–center and Moscow Writers’ Union member, honored worker of

culture (born in Kherson, 1951) on the example of his such prose works as “Ram” (2001), “The renounced anthems”,

“Dogs’ power” (2003), “The fling. Some peculiarities of the minor violin’ technique” (2005) and “Paupers’ Hole–in–

thewall. The Russian capriccios” (2009). The authors consider Boris Evseev’s creative method to essentially be ontological realism. The authors think Boris Evseev to incline to the special chronotope type, namely carnival chronotope, with

the extensively exploring contemporary society problems from the point of view of human fate and protagonists inner

conflicts within the context of the Great historic time. However, feeling the anxiety for his Motherland destiny, as well

as the Russian world in general, Boris Evseev speculates on the possibility of the social life reorganization in his country

on the alternative basis, being immune to mundane, man-made calamities. The authors proclaim the Russian world core

values to be still of great concern of such Russain writers as Boris Evseev.