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In 1887 Arthur Conan Doyle acquainted the world with the first adventure of a consulting detective from 221B Baker Street, London. After a few years, Sherlock Holmes became an iconic figure of fictional detective - he was read about, admired, parodied, and adapted both for stage and screen. Sherlock Holmes has become one of the symbols of the Late Victorian Age. But in the 21st century, Sherlock Holmes is still popular. Long time ago the famous detective broke the spatial and temporal borders set by his creator. I...

V.Makanin’s artistic world is analysed as an ontological model of correlation between social and personal universes, which is disharmonious in its essence. One of the reasons that makes this situation possible is a gap formed between the masculine and the feminine sides of the contemporary world. The suggested study provides an analysis of V.Makanin’s evaluation given to the model of contemporary civilization created by men and for men: this evaluation is related to crisis and hopelessness. In turn, a woman is mos...