ARTISTIC EMBODIMENT OF THE THEME “POWER AND SOCIETY” IN THE BALLAD “THE DEATH OF MUSLIM ATAYEV” BY MAGOMED AKHMEDOV

Abstract

In the ballad “The Death of Muslim Atayev”, dedicated to the famous revolutionary, M. Akhmedov paints an objective picture of the brutal murder of M. Atayev during his last interrogation, where the author moves from the private to the general, from reflections on the event to reflections on the fate of an entire nation. After the final establishment of Soviet power, M. Atayev was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for his active participation in the struggle for Soviet power and military exploits. Despite his military and public services, M. Atayev was among those whose activities were completely discredited by the authorities. The dictate of I. Stalin, whom the poet calls “an all-knowing man”, but pretending to “know nothing”, is carried out by loyal executioners in the person of statesmen L. Beria and N. Yezhov. Through the memories of the revolutionary M. Atayev, which flash in his mind during the interrogation, M. Akhmedov reveals a fairly objective picture of the 30-40s of the political life of Dagestan and the country as a whole.