COLOR, LIGHT AND DARKNESS IN NARRATIVE SYSTEM OF GORKY CYCLE "PO RUSI" ("IN RUSSIA")
The article deals with the neo-realist poetics of Gorky, the role of the world color characteristics in the cycle “Po Rusi” ("In Russia") is examined. It is proved that color and light pictures in the writer’s artistic system promote actively the expression of his philosophical understanding of life essence itself, of man's place in it, the position of Man. It is noted the predominance in Gorky palette of bright primary colors: red, blue, green, yellow, black, and the combination of colors, as black and white. It was found that the game of dominant and figurative meanings of the words light and darkness enhances their emotional perception. Images-codes Light and Darkness in Gorky’slight picture are considered to be in the context of romantic tradition of Russian literature of the Silver Age and art.