Female images in the literature of the twentieth century

The article is devoted to the study of female images in Russian literature of the 20th century. The author focuses on the unique role of women as a source of life, inspiration and spiritual values. The works of V. Rasputin, Yu. Kazakov, V. Yeseyeva and L. Borodin are considered, where female images are presented in various guises: from the keeper of traditions to the ideal of spirituality. The analysis reveals how wisdom, strength, love, pain of loss and the desire for harmony are transmitted through the heroines. The main conclusion of the study is that the female image in literature not only symbolizes beauty and moral guidelines, but also becomes the key to understanding the philosophical questions of life, loss and eternity.