The image of the hero in the stories of Zakhar Prilepin (on the example of the collection “Sin”)

The article is devoted to comprehending the image of the hero in the stories of Zakhar Prilepin. With the help of typological and holistic methods of analyzing a literary work, the most important properties that characterize the “new hero” in the writer’s works established marginality, lack of clear life guidelines, and a tendency to reflection. With the “difference” of fate – the main characters in the collection “Sin”: experiencing a tragic military experience – Zakhar (“Sergeant”), who becomes the savior of his soldiers. The heroes depicted as genuine; looking for their own place in the new socio-cultural realities, the unifying link in the stories of the collection “Sin” is the names of the main characters – Zakhar.