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Translated from the Greek (“pamm fhlego”), the word “pamphlet” means “ignite everything” or “incinerate everything”. This concept has a mythological basis and is associated with the idea of ​​the wrath of the Olympic gods, above all - their head of Zeus the Thunderer, who struck enemies with his lightnings. In journalism, a pamphlet is understood as a satirical work aimed at ridiculing certain human vices and humiliating the hero (s) who appear to the author as the bearer of a dangerous public evil.

The origin of the pamphlet as a genre, some researchers associate with the work of the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop. Among the founders of the European pamphlet of a later time, the names of the prominent French scientist, philosopher Blaise Pascal (“Letters to the Provincial”), the English writer Bernard Mandeville (“The Beggars who have begun to be honest”) have been named. Among the names of domestic pamphleists, the first is the name of DI Pisarev. His famous pamphlet "The Bees" is an example of political satire on the modern social structure. A. M. Gorky ("The City of the Yellow Devil"), Pamphlet on the pages of today's Russian press, as well as the feuilleton, is a rather rare phenomenon. There is practically no pamphlet on international topics. And yet this genre exists and, undoubtedly, will be demanded by journalism, as it has been demanded by it for many centuries.

To some extent, the pamphlet resembles feuilleton. But between them there is a significant difference. The qualities that allow the pamphlet to be a sharp satirical weapon in the hands of a journalist are forged by him using various methods of artistic and journalistic reflection on the facts that become his property. Researchers of this genre [9] primarily include such methods as grotesque, hyperbole, irony, sarcasm. Possession of these methods at a level sufficient to write a good pamphlet requires not only fairly solid practical work in journalism, but also literary talent, as well as a good knowledge of the field of activity that is displayed in the pamphlet.

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