Bakov, Khangeri I. , Khavzhokova, Lyudmila B.
Izvestia SOIGSI. 2024. IIS 51 (90). P.115-127.

Abstract:
The article examines the complex problem of the national identity of literature, which,
being a historical phenomenon, always remains relevant. The concepts of national and
international, national identity and creative individuality of the writer periodically
become the subject of discussions among literary scholars, critics and philosophers. This
work focuses on concepts in which, subordinate to the ideology of the Bolsheviks, the
importance of the national in literature was downplayed. It is argued that the national
and international are to a certain extent in dialectical unity, despite the fact that they
have different methods of reflecting reality. National identity is manifested both in the
form and content of a work of art. The experience of studying Adyghe literature leads the
authors to the conclusion that in order to identify the national one, it is necessary to take
into account the peculiarities of the artistic mentality, traditions of the people, religious
and philosophical views, etiquette, and folk pedagogy. Special attention is paid to original
images and linguistic means, which were especially clearly manifested in the works of
Tembot Kerashev, Alim Keshokov, Mukhadin Bemurzov, Khabas Beshtokov. In conclusion,
it is concluded that the degree of development of national identity in literature is one of the
indicators of the identity of the people, as well as a reflection of the mentality of the ethnic
group. The study used a number of general scientific methods - observation, analysis,
comparison, as well as cultural-historical, historical-genetic, structural-semiotic methods.
The results obtained can be applied in the development of special courses, programs for
universities and secondary specialized and general educational institutions, as well as
in the study of issues relating to the national identity of Adyghe (Adyghe, Kabardian,
Circassian, Circassian abroad) literatures. They can become a help in creating the history
of multinational literature of the Russian Federation.

Keywords: Adyghe literature, national identity, creative individuality, national / international, universal, ideology, mentality.

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