Archetypical basis of Yakov Mayakin's character in M. Gorky's story «Foma Gordeev»

Archetypical basis of the character of Yakov Mayakin in M.Gorky's story «Foma Gordeev» is considered in the article. It is noted that the archetypicalness that has deep mythological roots is an important component of the writer's creative thinking. It is established that archetypical characters and motives let the author reveal Yakov Mayakin's essence and give him wide generalizing sense.