GENRE OF LITTLE STORY IN CREATIVE WORK OF L. N. TOLSTOY

Abstract

The research analyzes the genre of short story that is characteristic of “Azbuka” by Tolstoy, who took into account the specifics of children’s perception. An ABC book consisted of four volumes, which were criticized, then revised by the writer into “New ABC”, published in 1875, at the same time “Russian books for reading”, including short stories, were published separately. The diversity of their subjects is emphasized – these are small stories about animals, cases from the lives of children, as well as entertaining and instructive stories from the life of Tolstoy, which are based on real stories told in an entertaining way. It is established that the collection includes a small series of short stories based on Tolstoy’s memoirs of his service in the Caucasus. As a result, Tolstoy’s stories have a huge educational impact on the young reader. The writer teaches children friendship and loyalty using examples from the life of animals. As a defender of national literature Tolstoy addressed his works primarily to peasant children, therefore he found his mass readers.