The Aesthetics of the Enlightenment in the Works of Rizaeddin Fakhreddin

In the middle of the XIX century, an educational movement to renew society based on education and moral education begins in places where Tatars lived in compact numbers. Having adopted these ideas, writers looked for ways and means to bring their views to the masses. Rizaeddin Fakhreddin, who made a significant contribution to the development of the Tatar Renaissance, in the stories “Salima” and “Asma” refers to the events of reality and brings to the foreground an educated, idealized hero who acts in the interests of the people. The author considers changes in society in close connection with the fate of women. In the stories, Islamic values were depicted in close relationship with Russian-European achievements. The writer puts a moral, educated person to the Universe’s center, in whose actions the author's religious-ethical, philosophical-aesthetic views are also expressed.