ANTROPOCENTRICITY IN THE NOVEL-ANTIUTOPIA AND IN THE WORKS OF RUSSIAN CYBERPANK

Abstract

The article studies antropocentricity in the novel-antiutopia and in works of Russian cyberpunk. It is noted that Russian cyberpunk, like antiutopia, is different from utopia and is aimed at personal characteristics of a person, his problems and concerns. Like the personality in antiutopia the personality in the works of Russian cyberpunk feels pressure from the environment. The article concludes that anthropocentricity as one of the structural elements of Russian cyberpunk also lies in the orientation (focus) on a certain person, on her problems and desires. In contrast to utopia which implies a single world order for all people the authors of the genre considered are interested in the adaptation of a particular person in the utopian world and the reasons for his dissatisfaction with him. In contrast to dystopia, when expressing anthropocentricity in the works of the analyzed genre, the great artistic and semantic meaning is acquired by grotesque-fantastic elements of virtual reality.