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In this article, on the basis of the semiotic-typological approach there is studied the problem of neo-mythological text in the aesthetics of Russian symbolism at the turn of XX century. The carried out analysis of the binary opposition of «mythology - literature» has revealed a dominating role of mythological code in the organization of the symbolist texts. The research results have led to a conclusion that Russian symbolists, while creating their texts, besides the traditional ways of convergence of mythological and literary codes, have developed an innovative way, which was realized in the art form of the novel-myth.