Marina Vasukova

In article the mythopoetic binary motive "love-hate" is considered. Lyudmila Ulitskaya addresses antique images and heroes, reinterprets them, creates the new literary myth. Hints on literary heroes of the Russian writers who mifopoetizirutsya by the author are analyzed and intertwine with ancient mifopoetiky.

The research article demonstrates a cross-cutting theme of 'imago' which was connected to the maturing or 'immaturing' process of characters' minds and their self-rating of self-dependence in decision making process byUlitskaya. The article contains the certain output of the research asserting 'imago' concept disagrees with the protagonist MikhaMelamed behavior, because he was a reliable person since his childhood. The most accurate word to describe Mikha's personality would be biblical interpretation of a word 'childishness' meaning selflessness, benignity, innocence, mercifulness. Thus, biological term 'imago' brings a large number of contradictions and irrational assertions about character's personalities up.

The research article is dedicated to an interpretation of a dissidence issue in LudmilaUlitskaya novel 'The Big Green Tent'. An obvious irony in describing characters' traits which was used by Ulitskaya is revealed in the the course of analysis. Such plot twists as prison breaking,chasing, the process of an arrest highlited in a comical way by Ulitskaya are revealed as well. The article carries an evidence which proves that L.E. Ulitskaya put an obvious ironical implication in her novel in order to make an emphasis on characters' strong will, enthusiasm, optimism, an ability to overcome different obstacles, to find a way out of dead ends, without losing hope. Ulitskaya used such irony forms as antithesis, humor, travestire technique, calembour, sarcasm and other ironical mockery types.