V. Shukshin and M. Tarkovsky: author's dialogue

Statement of the problem. The article is devoted to the problem of artistic continuity as fundamentally significant in contemporary literary criticism. The features of the literary dialogue are examined for two writers - V. M. Shukshin and M. A. Tarkovsky whose works are inscribed in the traditionalist world system. The attention is focused on the image of the hero and the problem of the chronotope. The purpose of the articleis to identify the features of the poetics of M. A. Tarkovsky through the prism of artistic dialogue with the cultural tradition and with the works of his predecessor - V. M. Shukshin. Research materials and methods. On the material of early and mature texts of the writers, the author's model of literary hero and the features of the chronotope are analyzed. The method of comparative typological analysis is chosen for the analysis of literary works. Research results. The study concludes that M. Tarkovsky's works are generally associated with V. Shukshin's artistic tradition, inherit his imagery and mythopoetic chronotope as a whole.