The article is devoted to the interpretation of such a contradictory historical figure as Bakunin in Aldanov’s novel («The Sources») and Gul’s novel («Skiff: (Bakunin and Nicholas I)»). The general and differences in their conceptions are defined, and first of all similarity in the creation of Bakunin’s character: this personality is viewed in the context of moral principles and ideology. The parallels uncovered by both authors during the comparison of history and modernity are recognized.