Короткий опис (реферат):
The article deals with the aesthetic paradigm of the novel “Life of Insects” (1993), written
by well-known Russian writer Victor Pelevin. Spiritual evolution or degradation of the heroes is
represented by their metamorphosis from person to insect or vice versa. Actual questions of the novel
are focused on the problems of spiritual vacuum, lost dignity, the meaning of life, the relationship to
life as most rare and precious gift, the horror to live at the level of animal existence. The author
models the reality, in which the insect mask captures the essence of the person. The focus is on the
anthropocentric code of the novel, the evolutionary and regressive reasons, connected with the
transmutations of the heroes.
