In the article "The problem of genre of V. Aksyonov's novel "Moscow Saga" an attempt is made to clarify the genre specificity of V. Aksyonov's novel "Moscow Saga" and its place in the context of the writer's work. There is no doubt that this novel is written according to classical canons. At the same time, this novel is unusual in many respects, it absorbed the experience of genre art of ancient epic (Icelandic saga) and expanded the boundaries of the novel narrative.