The theme of famine in Kazakh prose

Abstract

The article describes how the problem of hunger, which arose in the country in the 1920s-30s of the twentieth century, was reflected in the works of Kazakh writers. In this connection, such poets and writers as Zh. Aimauytov, B. Maylin, N. Akhmetbekov, N. Baymuratov, Zh. Syzdykov are immediately recalled. As it is known, it was strictly forbidden to talk about the famine, the writers who covered this topic were declared «enemies of the people» and subjected to repression. Only by the end of the collapse of the USSR the works of Kazakh writers began to be covered. Gradually, the truth about the tragedy reached the Kazakh people. G. Musrepov, M. Magauin, S. Zhunusov, K. Zhumadilov, Sh. Murtaza, K. Kazybayev, S. Elubay, Z. Zhakenov, Zh. Bashar, H. Seitkemelov, B. Zhandosay, M. Kozybayev, S. Lyambekuly wrote about the famine. In this article we will look at the subtleties of our writers’ skill in creating a multi-faceted portrait of the people of that era, as they realistically describe the life of society, the atmosphere of that time. Novelty of the work includes the analysis of the problem of hunger in the works of Kazakh writers and the understanding of their general humanistic meaning. The works of writers who have touched on the topic of famine, in linguistics, and literary studies have yet to be studied. The author concludes that these works will eventually become a method of reinterpretation and interpretation for the future generation.