RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and SemanticsRUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics2313-22992411-1236Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)1703210.22363/2313-2299-2017-8-3-703-713Research ArticleТНЕ ТНЕМЕ OF HOLY FOOLISHNESS IN THE LITERARY WORKS OF F. M. DOSTOEVSKYGomes DiasV B<p>Gomes Dias Vassili Blajenoi, postgraduate student of the Department of General and Russian Linguistics of RUDN University; Interests semantics, linguistic consciousness, culture concepts, associative dictionaries</p>vassiliblajenoi.dias@mail.ruLeksinaI A<p>Leksina Irina Aleksandrovna, postgraduate student of the Department of General and Russian Linguistics of RUDN University; Interests semantics, lexicology of the modern Russian language, problems of general and Russian linguistics, linguistic security</p>irina_lexina1991@mail.ruRUDN University151220178370371313102017Copyright © 2017, Gomes Dias V.B., Leksina I.A.2017<p>The article deals with the reflection of lexical units of the theme foolishness in F.M. Dos-toevskys The Idiot, gives a typology of characters with traits characteristic of holy fools, highlighting their characteristics in the aspect of the Christian tradition of foolishness and from the point of view of un-derstanding the philosophy of foolishness by F.M. Dostoevsky. Units of the semantic field foolishness are reflected in the Dictionary of Dostoevsky's language: Idioglossary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as idioglosses, which carry knowledge of the world of the writer`s linguistic personality. We present a com-parative analysis of 38 lexemes, reflecting the semantic field of foolishness, which actualizes the traits of the foolishness of the characters in F.M. Dostoevskys The Idiot. Most of the lexical units cited are related to the Christian sphere - foolishness in Dostoevsky's understanding reflects the idea of higher Christian justice. The purpose of this article is to summarize the available research on the topic foolishness in F.M. Dostoevsky The Idiot, to designate her place in the language picture of the writers world and in the philosophy of his life. The relevance of the study is the absence of a significant number of scientific papers on this topic. We made our conclusions analyzing mainly novels, correspondence and diaries of F.M. Dostoevsky, and also relying on the work of famous scientists: M.M. Bakhtin, A.P. Evgenieva, V.V. Iva-nova, Yu.N. Karaulova, T.A. Kasatkina, R.G. Nazirova, S.M. Nelsa, E.A. Osokina. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that in the study for the first time the theme of foolishness in its linguistic aspect is touched on the material of the Dictionary of the Dostoevsky language.</p>the concept of holy foolishnessDostoevskyChristianitybuffoonerycarnivalthe tradition of holy foolishnesslanguage world pictureidioglossiaконцептюродствоюродивыйДостоевскийязыковая картина мира пи-сателяхристианствошутовствокарнавальностьтрадиции юродстваидиоглоссарий[Bakhtin, M.M. (1979). Problems of Dostoevsky's poetics. Moscow: Sov. Rossiya. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.2307/1771919.][Dostoevsky, F.M. (1972). Complete Works in 30 volumes. Sankt-Petersburg. Publ. Nauka. (In Russ.)][Evgen’eva, A.P. (1999). The Dictionary of the Russian Language in 4 volumes. Moscow. Russkiy yazik. Poligrafresursy. (In Russ.)][Ivanov, V.V. (1994). Poetics of the rank. New aspects in the study of Dostoevsky In Collection of scientific papers. Ed. V.N. Zakharova Petrozavodsk. (In Russ.)][Karaulov, Yu.N. (edit.) (2008). The Dictionary of Dostoevsky's language: Idioglossary. A—B. Russian Academy of Sciences. Institute of Russian language. V.V. Vinogradov. Moscow: Azbukovnik. (In Russ.)][Karaulov, Yu.N. (edit.) (2010). The Dictionary of Dostoevsky's language: Idioglossary. Г—З. Russian Academy of Sciences. Institute of Russian language. V.V. Vinogradov. Moscow: Azbukovnik. (In Russ.)][Karaulov, Yu.N. (edit.) (2012). The Dictionary of Dostoevsky's language: Idioglossary. И—М. Russian Academy of Sciences. Institute of Russian language. V.V. Vinogradov. Moscow: Azbukovnik. (In Russ.)][Kasatkina, T.A. (1996). Saint Lizaveta. Dostoevsky's Characteristics: Typology of Emotionally Valuable Orientations. Moscow. Naslediye. (In Russ.)][Nazirov, R.G. (2005). Fabula on the wisdom of the madman in Russian literature. Russian classical literature: a comparative-historical approach. Ufa. RIO BashGU. (In Russ.)][Nel’s, S.M. (1972). Comic Martyr (To the question of the significance of the image of an addict and a clown in Dostoevsky's work). Russian literature, 2, 125—133. Moscow. (In Russ.)][Osokina, E.A. (2014). The Word of Dostoevsky 2014. The Idiostyle and the World Picture. Collective monograph. Russian Academy of Sciences. Institute of Russian language named after V. Vinogradov. Moscow: LEKSRUS. (In Russ.)]