Роман Владимира Маканина Две сестры и Кандинский: жанровый эксперимент

V. Makanin’s novel Two Sisters and Kandinsky: genre experiment Abstract   V. Makanin’s novel Two Sisters and Kandinsky (2011) is a special genre structure based on the sophisticated play of classical and modern hybrid forms. Besides the genre definition as “a novel” stated by the author and specifying it as “a scene of life” oriented to Balzac genre form, the reportage and essays inclusions are significant in the novel as well.  Dramatic code is actualized there not only in its classical variant, but also in the form of puppet theatre, contemporary talk-show, and other genres of film and television.   Key words: V. Makanin, novel, drama, genre experiment, hybridity.