Yurii Kobyletsky as an author who combines in his works literary creativity and journalistic skills, high emotional tension and deep philosophical reflections, an unbiased analysis of the past and an acute reaction to the present. This article is devoted to the analysis of cultural heritage of Yurii Kobyletsky and his contribution to developement of Ukrainian cuture in terms of Soviet activity in this country. Means of linguistic expression, presented in the texts of the essay by Yuri Kobyletsky, reflect both the individual world outlook of the artist and the attitude of the era, since they enable to accurately and accurately characterize the described literary figures and analyzed social processes, tie together and communicate to the readership through the mediation of the most productive stylistic means of contradicting the at first sight of events and phenomena witnessed by a prominent scientist. The main goal of the article is to describe and analyze the means of linguistic expression in the texts of the essay by Yuri Kobyletsky. Prospects for further researches of the essayist of this artist are seen in the description of the standard means inherent in the Soviet era, which was created by this outstanding literary critic and publicist.