The book "Fiction vs mimesis: essays of Russian literature XX-XXI centuries . » edited by a team of authors is a fascinating and in-depth study that immerses the reader in the world of Russian literature of the last hundred years. This collection examines key figures and their works, such as Alexander Green, Joseph Brodsky, Lev Losev and Svetlana Kekova, which have become iconic for their time and continue to influence the modern literary space. The main idea of the book is to explore the two poles of literary creativity: fiction and mimesis. Fiction is a world of fantasy, imagination, and artistic exaggeration, while mimesis is a desire for plausibility, a reflection of reality. These two approaches to literature not only shape the style and