RECEPTIVE CONFLICT OF THE NOVEL 'THE IDIOT' BY FM DOSTOEVSKY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NOVEL 'THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV'

In this article the dichotomy of perception of the novel 'Idiot' in the context of the last novel 'Brothers Karamazov' by F. M. Dostoyevsky is discussed. The researchers define its nature and origins of the ambiguous reception. The alternative perception of the novel 'Idiot' and its main hero are determined by the author. According to the perceptive point of view the writer's text is the 'space of freedom' for a reader. This fact is also defined by the strategy of the author. Dostoyevsky uses the device of a reader's 'failed expectations' associated with the miracle of Christ's resurrection.