The article discusses the connection of times in historical novels. The author describes the nature of
the historical novel. The appearance of a historical novel among other types of novels begins with the internal features
of this genre. The genre nature of the historical novel, first of all, concerns the description of the events of the last
century, the presence of a certain space between the present and the past, presenting for modern people as an example
the experience of a particular period. In addition, the novel should have a documentary basis, genuine historical events
and people. Consequently, the main features of the historical novel genre are: historical, completed period and documentary. A historical novel allows not only to learn historical facts, but also to penetrate into history, to feel and
relive the past. One of the most important tasks of historical novels is to reflect the fate of man in the historical process.
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