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Roman Senchin (born in 1971) is one of the most expressive spokesmen for his generation and one of the most prominent exponents of “new realism” of “the noughties”. The aim of this article is to identify central motifs in selected literary works of this contemporary Russian writer and literary critic, to present his artistic conception of creating a character, and to show distinguishing features and characteristics of Senchin’s “little man”. This paper analyzes Senchin’s three collections of short stories and stories: Nothing scaring (Ничего страшного, 2007), Moscow shadows (Московские тени, 2009), On the black stairs (На чёрной лестнице, 2009).