Symptoms of information-psychological war in the works by L.E. Ulitskaya

Abstract

Translated into dozens of foreign languages, the works by L.E. Ulitskaya are very popular and have become the object of literary studies. This article aims at the linguo-ideological research of the writer’s works. As the source of the material, three collections were selected including fiction and non-fiction works of the writer. The direct object of the study is represented by the concepts of social significance in their textual axiological modality. Their combination shows the writer's vision of life in Soviet and contemporary Russia. The research methodology includes conceptual analysis with the technology of discursive-interpretational analysis, the traditional analytical-descriptive method, the method of metaphorical modeling, the elements of component and content analysis, field methods. The analysis revealed a totally negative assessment vector related to the Soviet, contemporary, and also future existence of the country and the state. The types of negativity are reflected by the category of subjective modality. The results of the study give the right to assert the presence in the writer’s works the signs / symptoms of information-psychological war, which means the need for careful selection of her texts when recommending them for inclusion into the educational programme.