"America" constant in the Russian literature of the 19th century

The article considers content and semantic scopes of the "America" constant in the Russian literature of the 19th century. The analysis is based on a wide range of fiction, non-fiction texts and travelogues. The authors of the article pay special attention to the role of this constant in dynamics of social-philosophical ideas of that time and show conjunction between the "America" constant and other universals of Russian culture. Various ways of manifestation of this constant in the text are analyzed as well.