Abstract: The subject of the research is the peculiar features of Afanasy Fet's perception of Schopenhauer's thanatology and voluntaristic world view of the German philosopher. Based on the analysis of the poems 'Death' (1878) and 'To The Death' (1884) Komkov analyzes such aspects of the topic as Afanasy Fet's perception of the irrational philosophy, peculiarities of the Russian poet's interpretation of Schopenhauer's thanatological philosophemes, and particularities of the artistic image of death in Fet's poems 'Death' and 'To The Death'. In conclusion, the author describes peculiarities of Afanasy Fet's interpretation of Schopenhauer's thanatological concepts. The methodological basis of the research implies opportunities of the systems approach, historico-cultural, comparative historical and receptive-aesthetic kinds of analysis. In his creative writing Afanasy Fet used a lot of elements of the German philosopher's world view. Nevertheless, certain features of a creative dialogue between the Russian poet and German philosopher still remain unclear. The main conclusions of the research are the following: Afanasy Fet's reception of Schopenhauer's thanatological philosophemes is a complex phenomenon. Death is seen as a natural, constant and essential component that is hidden behind each event or phenomenon of life and opposed to changing, inconstant and illusive life. On the other hand, death is an ephemeral substance, some kind of a chost, illusion of human mind.