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NEZAKONNOE POTREBLENIE NARKOTIChESKIKh SREDSTV, PSIKhOTROPNYKh VEShchESTV, IKh ANALOGOV PRIChINI͡AET VRED ZDOROVʹI͡U, IKh NEZAKONNYĬ OBOROT ZAPREShchEN I VLEChET USTANOVLENNUI͡U ZAKONODATELʹSTVOM OTVETSTVENNOSTʹ."Daĭte mne obezʹi͡anu" Sergei͡a Nosova - odin iz trëkh kli͡uchevykh romanov, sostavivshikh sbornik izbrannykh sochineniĭ avtora, i imenno v kontekste ėtoĭ podborki proizvedenie raskryvaetsi͡a osobenno polno. Sergeĭ Nosov - znachimai͡a figura v sovremennoĭ otechestvennoĭ literature, a ego teksty prochno svi͡azany s peterburgskoĭ literaturnoĭ tradit͡sieĭ: v nikh sochetai͡utsi͡a intellektualʹnai͡a ironii͡a, grotesk i ostrai͡a sot͡sialʹnai͡a nabli͡udatelʹnostʹ. Sbornik pozvoli͡aet uvidetʹ raznye grani avtorskogo metoda i prosleditʹ edinui͡u linii͡u razmyshleniĭ Nosova o tom, kak idei, obrazy i smysly formirui͡utsi͡a, iskazhai͡utsi͡a i obretai͡ut vlastʹ nad vosprii͡atiem.V osnovu izdanii͡a legli tri romana, kotorye po pravu schitai͡utsi͡a vazhnymi vekhami v peterburgskom literaturnom kosmose. "Daĭte mne obezʹi͡anu" zanimaet v ėtom triptikhe osoboe mesto: esli "Chlen obshchestva, ili Golodnoe vremi͡a" pokazyvaet, kak slovo i tekst sposobny zarazhatʹ soznanie i podtalkivatʹ k radikalʹnym postupkam, a "Grachi uleteli" ironiziruet nad institut͡sii͡ami sovremennogo iskusstva i kriterii͡ami "novizny", to "Daĭte mne obezʹi͡anu" fokusiruetsi͡a na tekhnologii sozdanii͡a publichnogo obraza. Vmeste ėti tri proizvedenii͡a obrazui͡ut svoego roda triadu o granit͡sakh smysla: o tom, kak legko forma podmeni͡aet soderzhanie, kak ozhidanii͡a i shtampy formirui͡ut realʹnostʹ i kak obshchestvo gotovo prinimatʹ skonstruirovannye obrazy za podlinnoe.T͡Sentralʹnai͡a idei͡a "Daĭte mne obezʹi͡anu" - "kak iz chego ugodno mozhno sdelatʹ kogo ugodno" - stanovitsi͡a zhëstkim diagnozom sovremennym polittekhnologicheskim praktikam. Nosov pokazyvaet, chto v publichnom prostranstve lichnostʹ neredko prevrashchaetsi͡a v produkt sborki: iz fragmentov, stereotipov i zaranee proschitannykh reakt͡siĭ formiruetsi͡a figura, kotorui͡u auditorii͡a vosprinimaet kak "nastoi͡ashchui͡u". Pri ėtom avtor vykhodit za ramki politicheskoĭ tematiki i razmyshli͡aet o proizvodstve uznavaemykh obrazov v t͡selom - budʹ to politiki, mediĭnye persony ili "zvëzdy" iskusstva. Simvolicheskai͡a "obezʹi͡ana" zdesʹ - ėto i material dli͡a konstruirovanii͡a, i obraz pustoĭ, no idealʹno upravli͡aemoĭ formy, kotorui͡u mozhno napolnitʹ li͡ubym soderzhaniem radi nuzhnogo ėffekta.Stilisticheski roman vystroen na kharakternom dli͡a Nosova sochetanii groteska i bytovoĭ tochnosti: absurdnye situat͡sii sosedstvui͡ut s uznavaemymi detali͡ami, blagodari͡a chemu satira ne vygli͡adit otvlechënnoĭ, a napri͡amui͡u kasaetsi͡a povsednevnoĭ realʹnosti. Ironii͡a v "Daĭte mne obezʹi͡anu" ne razrushaet, a proi͡asni͡aet: ona pozvoli͡aet uvidetʹ privychnye mekhanizmy manipuli͡at͡sii so storony i osoznatʹ, naskolʹko legko obraz mozhet podmenitʹ soboĭ sutʹ.Dli͡a tekh, kto interesuetsi͡a sovremennoĭ russkoĭ prozoĭ, sbornik Sergei͡a Nosova daët vozmozhnostʹ uvidetʹ t͡selʹnyĭ khudozhestvennyĭ mir: ot sot͡sialʹnoĭ satiry do filosofskogo groteska. "Daĭte mne obezʹi͡anu" v ėtom kontekste vosprinimaetsi͡a kak zveno, svi͡azyvai͡ushchee razmyshlenii͡a o manipuli͡at͡sii, ob iskusstve i o prirode smysla.

ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH, AND THEIR ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS LIABILITY ESTABLISHED BY LAW."Give me a Monkey" by Sergei Nosov is one of the three key novels that made up the collection of selected works by the author, and it is in the context of this collection that the work is revealed most fully. Sergei Nosov is a significant figure in modern Russian literature, and his texts are strongly linked to the St. Petersburg literary tradition: they combine intellectual irony, grotesque and acute social observation. The collection allows you to see the different facets of the author's method and trace a single line of Nosov's thoughts about how ideas, images and meanings are formed, distorted and gain power over perception.The publication is based on three novels, which are rightfully considered important milestones in the St. Petersburg literary space. "Give me a monkey" occupies a special place in this triptych: if "A member of society, or a Hungry Time" shows how words and text can infect consciousness and encourage radical actions, and "The Rooks have flown away" sneers at the institutions of contemporary art and the criteria of "novelty", then "Give me a monkey" focuses on technologies for creating a public image. Together, these three works form a kind of triad about the boundaries of meaning: how easily form replaces content, how expectations and cliches shape reality, and how society is willing to accept constructed images as authentic.The central idea of "Give me a monkey" — "how you can make anyone out of anything" — is becoming a harsh diagnosis of modern political technology practices. Nosov shows that in public space, a personality often turns into a product of assembly: fragments, stereotypes, and pre-calculated reactions form a figure that the audience perceives as "real." At the same time, the author goes beyond political themes and reflects on the production of recognizable images in general — whether they are politicians, media personalities or "stars" of art. The symbolic "monkey" here is both a construction material and an image of an empty but perfectly controlled form that can be filled with any content for the desired effect.Stylistically, the novel is based on Nosov's characteristic combination of grotesque and everyday precision: absurd situations are juxtaposed with recognizable details, so that the satire does not look abstract, but directly concerns everyday reality. The irony in "Give me a monkey" does not destroy, but clarifies: it allows you to see the usual mechanisms of manipulation from the outside and realize how easily the image can replace the essence.For those who are interested in modern Russian prose, Sergei Nosov's collection provides an opportunity to see the whole artistic world: from social satire to philosophical grotesque. In this context, "Give me a monkey" is perceived as a link connecting reflections on manipulation, art, and the nature of meaning.