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The novel about the Chechen War “Asan” (“????”, 2008), where the concept “betrayal” has a structure-forming function, is the most significant text among the ones written by V. Makanin during the past decades. Key lexemes (it is repeatedly emphasized by the author himself) explain what is happening in the society: “to turn in” – “to betray” – “to sell”. The novel “Two Sisters and Kandinsky” (“??? ?????? ? ??????????”, 2011) constructs the concept “betrayal” in the context of the history of an individual human being...