The transformation of Russian prose of the XXI century

The article discusses the role of Z.Prilepin in the context of modern Russian literature. The article is devoted to the problem of the evolution of the literary hero and the types of heroes in modern Russian literature of the XXI century. The aim of the work is to determine the transformation of modern Russian prose on the example of the works of contemporary Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin. His views on the formation and development of the literary process in the twenty-first century, explores the peculiarities of the hero and the specifics of the writer's artistic world based on the work and literary analyzes.