POLYPHONY, DOCUMENTARY REALISM, AND CULTURAL MEMORY IN THE NOVELS OF LYUDMILA ULITSKAYA

This article examines the artistic features of Lyudmila Ulitskaya's prose, one of the most prominent contemporary Russian writers. Through a comprehensive analysis of her narrative techniques, thematic concerns, character construction, and stylistic innovations, the study identifies the distinctive literary devices that define her creative method. The research draws on Ulitskaya's major novels and short story collections, including "Medea and Her Children," "The Kukotsky Enigma," "Daniel Stein, Interpreter," and "The Big Green Tent," among others. The article argues that Ulitskaya's prose is characterized by a unique synthesis of documentary realism and philosophical depth, a polyphonic narrative structure, and a sustained engagement with themes of memory, identity, tolerance, and the moral dimensions of human existence.