Kazakh literary relations in the early twentieth century

Abstract

The article is based on the comparative analysis of the relations of Kazakh literature of the early twentieth century with the literary works of other countries. As a mark of protest against the aggressive colonial policy of the Russian Empire towards Muslims and Turkic people in Russia there were flourished close literary relationships, which developed on the basis of the unity of ideological and political struggle. In the literature of Turkic people and other representatives of nations of Russia there had been noted increase of mutual integration by translating recognized works in the literature and studying best works of East-West literature and exchanging experience, moreover by laying foundations of the literary skills that became the main factors for development of literary creativity foundations. The article analyzes different types of literary relations in works of likeminded representatives in three areas of the literature of the early twentieth century: religious and enlightening, enlightening – democratic and national-emancipatory.