title: The Pioneering Prototype Characters that Shape the History of Russian Literature
abstract: The article deals with the concept of a prototype and the theory of prototypes. The author of the work shows that the prototype is an effective element that unites the real and artistic worlds, an important resource that contributes to the creation of a holistic and capacious image of the character. Borrowing the qualities of the prototype, the writer equips his character with them, sometimes directly, and sometimes fictionalizing these features. The creative work produced by writers with elemen
journal: Two centuries of the Russian classics