Author: Mamadjanov, Arabboy Vahobjonovich

Annotation: Demonic theme manifested in a work of fiction in the presence of special substantive and formal properties, directly or indirectly indicating either the participation in the events of otherworldly forces, or the manifestation of the qualities inherent in the infernal beings, in humans themselves. Society’s interest in supernatural phenomena, including the infernal, traced throughout the history of human culture. The attempt to make philosophical sense of the infernal themes and the world of the supernatural has always been characteristic of Russian literature.

Keywords: Demon (evil), literature, M.Y. Lermontov, infernal, theme.