LITERARY STUDIES OF RAKHMANKUL BERDIBAY AND A LEGEND OF KOZKAMAN

Abstract

The article deals with the literary research works and research articles of Rakhmankul Berdibay, a well-known literary researcher in the Turkic world and a scholar of turkology, that attracted public attention and contributed to the enlightenment of national consciousness. The researcher’s scientific works are distinguished by their scientific depth, novelty, and ability to timely address pressing issues of society. His works which were upraised tothe national and universal idealshave been appreciated. In this article the author focuses not only on Rakhmankul Berdibay’s works, which are important for the study of the Kazakh literature, but also analyzes his articles that reflect his civil position. The author also thoroughly analyzes his article “En ulken madeni bailyk” (The Greatest Cultural Wealth). The article considered the plight of the Kazakh language in society under Khruschev’s “Thaw” in 1956. It led to the author’s persecution, expulsion from his job at“Kazak Adebiyeti” (Kazakh Literature) newspaper, and expulsion from the party. It also draws attention to the principles of the scientist, which were displayed in his struggle against spiritual diseases in the society. In the first years of independence, Berdibay wrote scientific articles for the purpose of reviving the national consciousness and enlightening the spirit of the people. The main object of this study is the article “Kozkaman turaly anyz” (The Legend of Kozkaman) by a scientist who attracted the attention of the nation. The ideological purpose of the article is to explore the introduction of the concept “kozkaman” as a separate category in the scientific community.