Abstract:

The social and cultural transition of Russia deeply influenced the development process of Russian literature. Controversies within the Russian literary circles were quite keen in the early 1990' s. The social transition polarized the team of pure literature, and produced a decline in literary creation. Meanwhile, the impact from popular literature upon pure literature became more apparent day by day. After the mid - 1990' s the literary arena quieted down. The new Russian literature during the transitive period presents a vision that differs from the whole 20th - century literature. Many literary works attract the readers with their striking features of the time and their thrilling questioning, seeking and thinking. The artistic charm of literature still exists.

Key words: social transition, Russian literature, creative writing in the 1990' s