The article deals with the evolution of the theme of the Russian way in the poetry by Balmont: from the confrontation of the Russian plain horizontal and vertical path of the poet, a “winged son” of Russia - to the attainment of the path of a poet as one of the landmarks of the Russian way. The symbols of the Russian way are identified in the article.

The novel “X” by D. Bykov is compared with a culture philosophical novel of the first half of the XX century. There are analyzed the themes of duplicity of a man at the turn of epochs, removed memory, Russian split, insufficient binary logic, images of a centaur man and palimpsest, myth of resurrection death.

There is described the perception of Konstantinopol Saint Sophia reflected in the works by D.S. Merezhkovsky, G. Fedotov, E.N. Trubetskoy, S.N. Bulgakov, as the sought ecumenical church, universal, absolute temple of ecumenical humanity.

There is shown how the experience of inspiring, happy childhood connected with estate topos encouraged spiritually the poet through his whole life. There is developed the system of symbols of this warm memory of childhood that implies the sacrament of unity with the world: light of the world Eucharist, silence, flowers and stars, white angel, world play that has heartwarming origins and he

There is regarded the Christian cosmism and the apocalyptic Christianity of F.M.Dostoevsky, urgent for artistic and philosophic consciousness of the Silver Age, sophist world-view, opposed to the catastrophic reality.

There are revealed the solar primary sources of K.D.Balmonts works and the main aspects of sun comprehension of things in his creative work: sun wisdom, childs sacrament of world oblation and the connection of childs and flowers images with gospel Christianity.