There is investigated Dostoevskys tradition in the early works by I. Brodsky. In the poets early works, special attention is paid to the type of the underground man of Dostoevsky. Brodsky appeals to the ideas of the characters of the author of Demons, reconsidering them.

There is researched the issue of Dostoevskys tradition in the creative work of I.Brodsky on the material of Petersburg text.