Nikolay Gogol and Raphael Patkanyan: The Philosophy of Horror

The article is dedicated to the study of artistic impact Russian writer Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852) on creation Armenian author Raphael Patkanyan (1830-1892). object research horror stories and their philosophy. From this perspective, appears as a student school horrors by masterfully using technique his teacher. first parallel place time action. Night becomes axis stories, plot turns around national holidays - Navi day, Ivan Kupala, Christmas, Carnival, etc. Actions take in cursed or enchanted (a scary house, an old church, hell, mortuary, cemetery, etc.), which allows two realities collide, result extramundane forces penetrate into our world. By taking folklore basis, both authors set mythical characters motion portraying witches, demons, spirits, zombies other terrible creatures antagonists. works are similar terms some functional motifs like sale soul devil, metamorphoses, dance laughter death, implying specific rituals.