“媚俗”是一个值得探讨的文化现象,与此相伴生的是我们对形形色色“媚俗”的反思。在俄语中“пошлость”一词与西方学者们所探讨的德语词“kitsh”的某些突出特征极为相近,但其内涵要丰富得多,它从19世纪40年代起就早已是俄罗斯文化中的重要概念之一。本文从词源学入手探讨“пошлость”的内涵,聚焦果戈理笔下双重性的пошлость,揭示它总是作为人类一种境况的真实面孔,剖析果戈理在虚幻的低俗现象中显露崇高的特性,进而反思由此引发的具有深刻现实意义的问题。 “Kitsch ” is a cultural phenomenon worth exploring, and the accompanying is our reflection on all kinds of “kitsch ”. In Russian, the term “пошлость” closely resembles some of the salient features of the German word “kitsh” discussed by Western scholars, but it is much more connotative and has existed since the 1840s One of the important concepts in Russian culture. This essay explores the connotation of “пошлость ” from etymology and focuses on the пошлость of Googol’s dualism, revealing that it is always the real face of a human being’s situation and analyzing Gogol’s revelation of sublime vulgarity And then reflect on the profound practical implications arising therefrom.