KIRISH: maqolada XIX asr rus adabiyotida ยซkichik odamยป obrazi A. S. Pushkin va N. V. Gogol asarlari misolida tahlil qilinadi. Ushbu obrazning shakllanishiga taโsir etgan ijtimoiy-tarixiy sharoitlar, shuningdek, mazkur badiiy kategoriya talqiniga oid adabiyotshunoslik va falsafiy yondashuvlar koโrib chiqiladi. Obrazning ekzistensial muammolari shakllanishida ijtimoiy muhit va byurokratik tizimning tutgan oโrni alohida yoritiladi. MAQSAD: maqolaning maqsadi A. S. Pushkin va N. V. Gogol asarlarida ยซkichik odamยป obrazining ijtimoiy va ekzistensial jihatlarini kompleks tarzda oโrganish hamda uning XIX asr rus adabiyotidagi gโoyaviy-badiiy ahamiyatini aniqlashdan iborat. MATERIALLAR VA METODLAR: tadqiqotda A. S. Pushkin va N. V. Gogolning badiiy asarlari matnlari hamda mahalliy adabiyotshunos olimlarning ilmiy ishlari asosiy manba sifatida foydalanildi. Tadqiqot jarayonida dialektik yondashuv, tahlil va sintez, tarixiy-adabiy, qiyosiy-tipologik va strukturaviy-semantik metodlar, shuningdek, falsafiy va germenevtik tahlil elementlari qoโllanildi. MUHOKAMA VA NATIJALAR: tadqiqot natijalari shuni koโrsatdiki, Pushkin va Gogol ijodida ยซkichik odamยป obrazi ijtimoiy jihatdan shartlangan badiiy tipdan shaxsning ekzistensial zaifligini ifodalovchi falsafiy timsol darajasigacha rivojlanadi. Pushkin asarlarida gumanistik tamoyillar ustuvor boโlsa, Gogol ijodida ijtimoiy muammo begonalashuv va hayot mazmunining yoโqolishi bilan bogโliq fojiaga aylanadi. XULOSA: xulosa qilib aytganda, A. S. Pushkin va N. V. Gogol asarlarida ยซkichik odamยป obrazi davrga xos asosiy ijtimoiy va ekzistensial ziddiyatlarni aks ettiradi hamda rus adabiyotida gumanistik va falsafiy anโanalar shakllanishida muhim oโrin egallaydi. Ushbu obrazni oโrganish zamonaviy adabiyotshunoslik va gumanitar tadqiqotlar uchun muhim ilmiy ahamiyatga ega.
INTRODUCTION: the article examines the image of the โlittle manโ in Russian literature of the nineteenth century based on the works of A. S. Pushkin and N. V. Gogol. The socio-historical context of the formation of this image is analyzed, as well as literary and philosophical approaches to the interpretation of this artistic category. Particular attention is paid to the role of the social environment and the bureaucratic system in shaping the existential problematic of the image AIM: the aim of the article is a comprehensive study of the social and existential aspects of the image of the โlittle manโ in the works of A. S. Pushkin and N. V. Gogol, as well as the identification of its ideological and artistic significance in the development of Russian literature of the nineteenth century. MATERIALS AND METHODS: the study is based on the texts of literary works by A. S. Pushkin and N. V. Gogol, as well as scholarly works by Russian literary critics. The main research methods include a dialectical approach, analysis and synthesis, historicalliterary, comparative-typological and structural-semantic methods, as well as elements of philosophical and hermeneutic analysis. DISCUSSION AND RESULTS: the results of the study show that in the works of Pushkin and Gogol the image of the โlittle manโ evolves from a socially conditioned literary type into a philosophical symbol of the existential vulnerability of the individual. It is established that humanistic principles prevail in Pushkinโs works, whereas in Gogolโs prose the social problem develops into a tragedy of alienation and loss of the meaning of existence. CONCLUSION: in conclusion, it should be noted that the image of the โlittle manโ in the works of A. S. Pushkin and N. V. Gogol reflects the key social and existential contradictions of the era and plays an important role in the formation of humanistic and philosophical traditions in Russian literature. Its study is of significant scholarly value for contemporary literary studies and the humanities.