"Podpol'e" kak boleznennoe sostoânie duši

Abstract

This article discusses the peculiarities of the human perception of the world in the underground. The focus of attention is the spiritual underground which is a link in the following three works - Notes from Underground by F. Dostoyevsky, Moscow‑Petushki (also published as Moscow to the End of the Line) by V. Erofeyev and Monologue from a foxhole by J. Pilch. The author considers the image of the underground and points out similarities and differences in the psychological and behavioral complex of the three characters. She analyses the peculiarities of the form of construction of each work and its direct connection to the content. On the bases of the analysis, the author of the article indicates the reasons which make each character go to the spiritual underground and concludes that the metaphorical image created by Fyodor Dostoevsky has a great impact on the modern literature.