Avvakum Petrov and Blaise Pascal within the rhetorical words

The article deals with the problem of possible comparison of two genius of the XVII century - Blaise Pascal et Avvakum Petrov. The method is based on the conception of comparative literature studies and the theory of "antirhetoric word". The comparison is based on the christian faith of two authers. The comparison becomes possible within the comparative approach of studying the works of two great writers of XVII century, where the be­ginning of the novel thinking of New Time takes place.