SMELLS IN THE ARTISTIC WORLD OF S.D. KRZHIZHANOVSKY

Abstract

The study of the ways of perception of reality in the artistic world of S.D. Krzyzhanovsky is rather relevant today. The auditory and visual codes are most interesting because of their functionality. However, the olfactory code is still unexplored. Smells play a big role in the works of Krzyzhanovsky. They can be divided into two groups: pleasant and unpleasant. Unpleasant smells are dominant. Often the reader’s attention is focused on the repulsive nature of the smell. In the writer’s works, the olfactor code interacts with the cultural code of death. Through the smells, the space of the artistic world is divided into the living and the dead. The image of the coming apocalypse and the death of all humanity, which is also recreated by the olfactor code, has a special expression. All these facts show the originality and significance of the smells in Krzyzhanovsky’s novels and stories.