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This article attempts to unearth the peculiarities of percepting the antinomicity of Russian modernism and to examine the antinomy of truth and fiction, one of the key antinomies taken into account by literary theorists and historians while interpreting the creative process of V. Ya. Bryusov. For example, the articles about Bryusov by M.L. Gasparov himself, the scholar who outlined the features of antinomic poetics of the period in question, have never been the subject of close interest for modern researchers. The scholar’s perception of truth and artistic creativity in the works of the Silver Age writers was influenced by his research into the ancient heritage and the specifics of translation. In any work of art truth and fiction are not antithetical and appear inseparable, since truth can only be found through understanding said work, which naturally introduces the topic of the role of poets in history. A poet, an artist of the word, is a vessel of the antinomy of truth and fiction. A poet, confronting the mystery of the past, must divine the future. Bryusov’s classical novels and his novel “The Fiery Angel” serve as quite indicative examples of this.