Moral priority as a ‘‘formula for victory” in the works of Vadim Shefner

Vadim Shefner's fantastic prose serves as material for the article. The main term is considered the formula of victory, that is, the way in which the heroes achieve the desired result. The goal is the justification of the psychoanalytic postulate that those decisions that in the long run lead to good, especially the good of the species, are correct. A sequential analysis method with isolation of parameters was used for the study. The analysis is built on the classic contrast of “right-profitable”. The objectives of the study are to compare the various copping strategies of the characters during the storytelling process in terms of their effectiveness. Various time perspectives are considered, unfolding in the course of the plot. A justification is given according to which a moral decision in the long run turns out to be advantageous.