THE SPIRITUAL WORLD OF HEROES OF B. ZYAZIKOV’S STORY “THE STORY OF THE ELDER”

Abstract

The article explores themes and poetics of the work of the Ingush writer Bagaudin Zyazikov. A large layer of the works of this writer is devoted to military subjects. The work “The Story of the Elder” is analyzed, which has behind it real events that occurred in 1919 and the exact geography and true heroes, since the event described in the story, which can be defined as documentary-psychological, took place. Basically, the concept of “the spiritual world of heroes” is considered, where emphasis is placed on such human qualities as courage and heroism. The writer, using the example of the tragedy of one single Ingush family, brings down on the reader the naked truth about any war, which is always associated with bullying, violence, broken destinies, violated dignity. In this story, the finale is preceded by a narrative passage, the nature of which contributes to the creation of a certain intensity. Moreover, such an emotional coloring comes not only from the meaning of the words themselves, but also from a certain rhythmic pattern. The choice of the hero, and the artistic disclosure of his character, the relationship of the author Bagaudin Zyazikov with the reader are based on fundamentally different grounds rather than in “ordinary” epic works of small form. This little story deals with one separate phenomenon, but gives much more to understand what happened at the beginning of the last century than another novel.