Religious issues of the notches by V.P. Astafyev in the 1990s

The article deals with the analysis of the religious issues of the notches by V.P. Astafyev in the 1990s. There is demonstrated the contradictory of the religious search of the writer in the last years of his life. There is proved that there are reflected the theomachy tendencies along with the Christian religion ideas in the notches of the 1990s. However, the world view of the author was always closely connected with the categories that are foundational in the Christian religion: creation, confession, mercifulness, fairness. These categories are stated in the notches of V.P. Astafyev of the 1990s.