S.D. Krzyzhanovsky's mythological vision in the context of Russian modernism

Chronologically, S.D. Krzyzhanovsky’s work coincides with the time of the heyday of Russian modernism. The cultural and aesthetic heritage of the “Silver Age” had a significant influence on the formation of the writer’s artistic views. Krzyzhanovsky is in many ways a follower of the traditions of the Symbolists poets. From them, he borrows the idea of myth making. In his works, the author of “Tales for Prodigies” reinterprets traditional mythological subjects and images. The Ancient Greek myths, the Bible, fairy tales of “A Thousand and One Night” and other literary sources can be identified as intertextual pretexts. By using them, he creates his own individual mythology. And for more than twenty years, the main scientific work related to the study of Krzyzhanovsky’s prose is the work of V. Toporov “Minus”-Space of Sigismund Krzyzhanovsky. The Toporov’s article explains the occurrence of the “minus”-space in the artistic world of the writer. This problem has always remained outside the scope of scientific research, both in Russian and foreign literature. Addressing this problem is explained by the need to reach a new conceptual level of research, implying the presence of other scientific perspectives and directions.