The play Brother Chichikov by N. Sadur: A dialogue experience with the classics
The article deals with the phenomenon of assimilating N.Gogol's works by the modern playwright N.Sadur using her play Brother Chichikov as an example. Special emphasis is given to the interaction of N.Sadur's creative method with the literary text of the classic, based primarily on mystical world assimilation. Taking the text of the epic <i>Dead Souls</i> as a starting-point, N.Sadur also bases herself upon the experience of preceding literature of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. This allows the playwright to look at the classical text from another viewpoint and to express her idea of modern Russia using key words and symbols for Russian literature.