Prerequisites to a Cognitive and Semiotic Study of the Moscow Text of the XXI Century Russian Literature
In the article the theoretical prerequisites are expounded to a cognitive and semiotic description of the Moscow text as it is represented in the Russian literature of the 21st century. The concept of super-text or, the invariable recurrent text structure, is introduced and applied to textual representations of cities; the Moscow text is distinguished as distinct from the first urban super-text of Russian literature - the Saint-Petersburg text; the myths and common motifs forming the Moscow text are elucidated. It is suggested that the practical description of the Moscow text should be made on the basis of the literary works constituting the Russian literary canon, which will ensure the conformity of linguistics and literary studies within the framework of general semiotics. Hence the article starts with the basics of the Moscow text found in the XIX century fiction, moves on to the components it acquired in the XX century, and ultimately explores the specifics of the XXI century textual representations.