I. A. Krylov’s fable "moral code" and contemporary Russian literature: intertextual connections
The article deals with the development of fable’s tradition in the V. Pelevin’s novel “Life of insects” and L. Petrushevskaya’s “Wild Animal Tales”. The paper analyses its intertextual communications with I. A. Krylov’s fables “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, “The Fly and the Bee”. The development tradition is revealed in the textual organization, images of the author and characters.