"The Abode" as the Basis of Being in Z. Prilepin’s Novel
The article is devoted to the interpretation of the image of the monastery in the context of the novel «The Abode» written by Zakhar Prilepin (2014). The scene of the novel (the Solovetsky monastery as a Solovki prizon camp) is considered in the article as а palimpsest, result of the merger of the sacred and profane spaces, appealing to the problem of selection and suffering. The monastery «abode» becomes everyday and extreme, determines the foundation of social and moral life of the heroes of the novel. The analysis of the existential component of «The Abode» determines understanding of the monastery space in two ways: physical and spiritual. The article appeals to the image of the ancient Russian monastery historically rooted in the mass consciousness, also as the transformation in the novel written by Z. Prilepin. This context allows us to emphasize the problem of isolation, alienation, the ultimate being, the moral choice.