Mythic-poetical model of the world shown in the novel "The Myth" by F. Badalov

The paper explores the ways enabling some mythology motifs to be reproduced in the novel by F. Badalov, and reveals a specific interpretation of eternal issues and dilemmas of existence in a mythological context. The author applied a mytho-poetic approach that allowed specifying the most significant motifs, images, ideas and characteristics of chronotope in the novel.