THEME OF INTELLIGENTSIA AS A SIGN OF TIME IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE AT THE END OF XIX CENTURY
The reflection of the theme of intelligentsia in Russian literature in the end of XIX century as typical sign of time is in the centre of attention in the article. In this connection the history of the term «intelligentsia» is touched. In the article special actuality of the called theme in the creative work of P.D. Boborykin and his younger contemporaries - A.P Chekhov and writers of «Chekhov period» is emphasized, and also specific aspect of the theme of intelligentsia in tales and stories of P.D. Boborykin is emphasized.