CREATIVITY OF ABUZAR AIDAMIROV AND HIS INFLUENCE ON THE FORMATION OF TRADITONS OF HISTORICAL PROSE IN THE CHECHEN LITERATURE OF 1960s–70s

Abstract

The article raises a problem of studying the personality of a writer Abuzar Aidamirov, who played an outstanding role in the formation of Chechen literature in the 1960s-70s. Without exaggeration, his personality is considered legendary, for the first time he managed to highlight in the national literature the problems associated with the participation of Chechens in the Caucasian War of 1817-1864, the formation of Muhajirism (the mass exodus of highlanders to the Ottoman Empire after the defeat in the Caucasian War). The main idea cultivated by the author in his works is the idea of spiritual enlightenment of the Chechen people. The work of Abuzar Aidamirov made up an entire epoch, created a separate paradigm of conceptually important concepts and categories for Chechen literature of the 1960s and 70s, played a significant role in the development of its genre system, influenced the evolution of the traditions of historical prose, contributed to broad artistic generalizations of historical, cultural, moral and philosophical nature. However, despite all these important aspects of the Chechen writer’s work, it still remains poorly studied and requires increased attention from literary researchers.