THE CONCEPT OF "LIVING LIFE" IN DOSTOEVSKY’S WORKS

The key aspects of the system analysis of the "living life" concept in Dostoevsky’s art are presented in the article. Its genesis and evolution is studied in relation to interpretation of the "living life" concept by other authors. Thus, original understanding of the phenomenon by Dostoevsky is disclosed. It turns out, that in writer’s thesaurus this expression does not appear sporadically, but finds itself as a significant constant leitmotif and goes from work to work. The writer interprets the prevailing understanding of "living life" by bringing it to a spiritual level, linking it with the main intention of his work ? the statement of the ideal "shining personality" of Christ.