The historical past of the people in the story «Trace of atalyk» by Mukhamed Anzorov

The article attempts to research the historical past in the story of the Circassian writer M. Anzorov "The Trace of the Atalyk". The work focuses on identifying the peculiarities of the worldview of a modern artist, the connection of his works with life, and an expressed focus on the reliability of the presentation. The relevance of the research topic is determined by the innovative nature associated with the analysis of unstudied works of Kabardino-Circassian literature. Based on the results of the scientific research, the following conclusions are made: a) sensitive perception of the surrounding world allowed M. Anzorov to create a whole gallery of artistic images that are memorable for their spontaneity; b) M. Anzorov's story presents the life, social life, laws, and customs of the Adyghe. The author gives his assessment of all of the above. The introduction of ethnographic digressions into the artistic fabric of the story allows the writer to correspond to the truth of life, emphasize the moral strength of the customs of the people, observance of "Adyghe khabze" (Adyghe) as a way of revealing the national character of the Adyghe, national society. The abundance of ethnographic inserts gives a journalistic coloring to the writer's style. The inclusion of ethnographic essays (about atalychestvo, about kunatskaya, etc.) is artistically conditioned and helps in the movement of the conflict of the story, reveals the national character of the people and time, introduces the worldview, psychology of the Adyghe. These ethnographic sketches correspond to the principle of historicism, act as a link between the past and the present. In the course of the study, a set of scientific methods was used, including comparative, comparative-historical, description and literary analysis, which allow us to determine both the structural models and the substantive-conceptual aspect of the artist's work. The practical significance of the article lies in the fact that the results obtained can become a theoretical support for further research of M. Anzorov's work and for the study of Kabardino-Circassian literature in general. They can also be used in the preparation of undergraduate and graduate students of philological faculties, in lecture courses on national literatures and literature of the peoples of Russia. The article is intended to facilitate the introduction of works of Adyghe (Kabardino-Circassian) literature into the all-Russian cultural context.

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