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The article deals with the essayism of Kazakh Russian-speaking writers. The authors note that theessay is one of the most productive genres in the expression of philosophical thought, that is, knowledgeabout the most common aspects of the world and man. The structure-forming principle of the essay isthe leading role of the author’s personality. Another, no less important feature of the style of the essayis the presence of imagery, expressiveness – that is, the expression of artistry and journalism. Anotherfeature of the essay genre is myth – making. The writer builds his own theories, creating a kind of myth,which is based on imaginary forms. In this regard, according to the authors of this article, the questionarises about the spatial and temporal boundaries of the work, the specifics of the author’s chronotope.The purpose of the article is to try to reveal the originality of the author’s chronotope in the works ofA. Zhaksylykov and B. Kairbekov. The article analyzes the features of the chronotope, the characteristicfeatures of its narrative structure. The authors of the article note that the artistic chronotope is a complexsign system, consisting of several levels and carrying certain information, which is revealed throughcodes and lexicodes.As a result of the analysis, the authors formulate conclusions that in the essayistics of Kazakh Russian-speaking writers, the category of artistic chronotope is a “set of pluralities”. Its content combinesuniversal, national, collective, and private concepts and theories of time-space. The authors of the articleclaim that B. Kairbekov’s essayism traces the clearly expressed ethno-cultural nature of images and motives.Key concepts and lexicodes of the works of A. Zhaksylykov reflect the everyday life of the East,being the most significant components of space and time.Key words: essay, chronotope, myth-making, expressiveness, concept.