Aesthetic foundations of the reflection of gender-sensitive issues in genre creativity P. A. Fedotov

The article analyzes the creative heritage of the Russian artist Pavel Andreevich Fedotov from the standpoint of the representation of the range of subjects of gender-sensitive issues and the artist’s aesthetic assessment. The prerequisites of the artist's creative interest in gender-critical issues are revealed. The problem of gender is alleged to have played the leading role in the master’s artistic and aesthetic consciousness. The original vision of the genre is widely reflected in Fedotov’s works. The gradations of the comic are discussed in connection with Fedotov's understanding of gender problems. It is concluded that Fedotov managed to create a special aesthetic space for the presentation of behavioral gender stereotypes of city representatives of the European part of Russia of his time, as well as to reveal ideas about the tragic and ugly in their gender dimension.