ALEXEY NIKOLAYEVICH TOLSTOY’S LITERARY REMINISCENCE IN HIS STORY “THE PORTRAIT”

Abstract

    The article explores characteristic features of Gogol’s traditions that were frequently manifested in the art of Russian writers. It is well known that Gogol, who played an important role in literal growth and formation of Alexey Tolstoy as a writer, had significant influence to his early works. The purpose of this article is to discuss the principal reasons of Tolstoy’s internal attitude to Gogol, and resemblance of a number of stylistic devices in “The Portrait”, Tolstoy’s short story.