“Dostoevsky's text of Staraya russa”: structure and definition

Presently, the study of local texts (mainly urban ones) is really urgent. One of such local texts that evokes interest of the researches is the text of Staraya Russa by F. M. Dostoevsky. The real space of Staraya Russa town becomes a sort of an artistic model of the World embodied in the writer’s works. Such categories as “the text of Staraya Russa” and “Dostoevsky’s text of Staraya Russa” have been defined. From a structural viewpoint the concept “Dostoevsky’s text of Staraya Russa” comprises the following components: Staraya Russa as viewed by the writer, the repercussions of the realias of Staraya Russa in his works (novels “Demons”, “The Adolescent”, “The Brothers Karamazov”, “A Writer’s Diary”), Dostoevsky remembrance at Staraya Russa. The study of this concept allows us to answer the questions about the role of the countryside in life and works of the writer and about the significance of his name for history and culture of Staraya Russa.