MENTAL VALUES OF THE HIGHLANDERS IN RASUL GAMZATOV’S POEM “KHAJIMURAD’S HEAD”

Abstract

The article shows the artistic picture of the world of the Dagestani poet R. Gamzatov, which is formed under the influence of many factors, and also reveals the mental values of the population living in mountains with reference to the poem “Khajimuradil Betiyor” (“Head of Khajimurad”). The ethnocultural potential can be traced in the works of Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov. The appeal to the historical and cultural heritage, customs and traditions of the people, spiritual and moral values reflected in the work of Rasul Gamzatov, is able to stop the process of loss of high moral and ethical norms and concepts inherent in the peoples of Dagestan from time immemorial. The authors of the article note that the poem is a value-semantic guideline in the spiritual and moral education of the younger generation. The poet attaches great importance to the hero’s bravery, courage, fearlessness, sincerity, and inflexibility. In the poem “Khadzhimurad’s Head”, the author praises the heroism and fearlessness of the mountaineers, but the central issue in it is the question of betrayal of the motherland and the people and about the tragic fate of traitors. Rasul Gamzatov’s ideological position is noted – there is no excuse for betrayal.