THE IMAGE OF THE ICON IN THE STORY “THE LONELY WHITE SAIL”
The article examines V.Kataev's appeal to the image of the icon in the story "The Lonely White Sail". Despite the fact that the work is based on atheistic ideas, the image of an icon is often mentioned in the story. The writer reinterprets the artistic image of the icon from different ideological positions. The Christian understanding of the image is debunked in the story, giving way to communist concepts and ideals.