Abstract: The purpose of this work is to identify and analyze the genre varieties of the story and the typology of characters in the work of N. Nosov. The article presents the genre system of N. Nosov's stories, the main types of stories and their subtypes are shown on concrete examples, typical images of heroes in each type of story are noted. The research uses historical-literary, discursive, typological, analytical, comparative and hermeneutical methods.The article identifies three main genre types: story-action, story-research and story-reflection, and also identifies and analyzes the main types of heroes – hero-doer and hero-thinker. The correspondences of the types of characters and genre varieties of the story are established. The theoretical significance of the work lies in determining the genre specificity of N. Nosov's stories. The results of the study can be used to study the problem of genre specificity of the story and the creative heritage of N. Nosov. The practical significance is connected with the possibility of using the results for further study of N. Nosov's work, as well as teaching courses on the history of Russian and children's literature and literary theory in universities. The research materials can be used not only for the development of special courses on the works of N. Nosov, but also for the creation of historical and literary studies and theoretical courses devoted to the problems of children's literature.

Abstract: This article is dedicated to examination of lexical means of the comic in humorous stories of Nikolay Nosov. The article conducts systemic analysis, examines the achievement of comic potential in writer’s approaches via specific examples: irony, paradox, personification, tautology, and words formed in accordance with children etymology. The question is raised on the distinctness of Nosov’s humor and its lexical expression. Special attention is given to the analysis of psychology and behavior of the characters in particular situations, as well as determination of the original child’s way of thinking that differs from the adults. The scientific novelty is defined by an attempt of systemic analysis of lexical means for creating comic effect in the humorous stories of Nikolay Nosov. The relevance of this work on the one hand is substantiated by continued interest of the Russian and foreign researchers to the works of N. Nosov, and on the other – consists in comprehension of the insufficiently studied lexical means of the comic in his stories. The conducted analysis demonstrates the peculiarity of Nosov’s humor in creating comic effect, revelation of character of the heroes, and specificities of the children’s way of thinking.