ONOMASTIC GAME IN E.P. ROSTOPCHINA’s PLAY “THE RETURN OF CHATSKY TO MOSCOW”

The article is devoted to the issues of onomastics. author, using example a little-studied play by E.P. Rostopchina “The return Chatsky Moscow or Meeting Familiar Faces after Twenty-Five Years' Separation” (1856) considers examples an onomastic game that reveals idea work more fully, emphasizes author's position, and testifies originality writer's artistic world. studies linguists literary critics have repeatedly confirmed importance onomastics in interpretation text, complementing ideological, thematic aspects work. In article, thanks comparative analysis anthroponyms famous comedy A.S. Griboyedov plays significance Woes Wit” Russian literature life Russia middle 19th century emphasized. material for involves not only anthroponyms, but also phaleronyms, which rarely become subject study context It worth mentioning, Rostopchina, having written kind continuation organically included most vivid created within framework classic tradition plot her work, new bright ambiguous names heroes, counting on thoughtful erudite reader.