Word and language ethics in the late works of N.V. Gogol based on the "Selective passages from correspondnce with friends")

The present article covers the questions of ethics, language ethics, dialog and cross-cultural communication in the contemporary global world and international discourse of humanitarian intellection. It is being proved that dialog turns out to be an ethical issue, especially the international dialog, successfulness of which is directly connected with the cultural level of the parties, be it separate human individuals, nationalities, countries, nations or the whole world community in general. In this regard, the topicality and necessity of awareness of Russian cultural spiritual-ethical tradition is displayed, as well as Russian classical literature in this context. In the focus of the authors' attention is the language of N.V. Gogol, the Russian classical writer of the XIX century. The meaning and prepotency of moral issues in life of the writer, his spiritual and art world are explained; the basic ethical principles of the writer's mindset, which is deeply Christian in itself, are revealed: Gogol's ethics is a Christian one. The religious-philosophical, esthetical and ethical problematics of the book "Selective passages from correspondence with friends", which is from the late work period, is being outlined. The ethical language "texture" of this book is being investigated. The article thoroughly presents the key conceptual universals {Word - Good (and evil) - Honor - Holiness (and sinfulness), Light, Epiphany - Spirituality and soul - Moral ought - Life - Love - Patriotism} which comprise the textual conceptual sphere of the book and perform the deep ethical sense, and which were conditioned and originated by the ethical tradition of Russian culture. Gogol's narrative language expresses the deeply religious Christian nature of Russian culture in general together with its basic spiritual-moral ideas of love, good, brotherhood and mercifulness.

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