The features of composition in the historical novel

Abstract

The article discusses the compositional features of the historical novel-diology «Spring snow» and «Time of Troubles» by Mukhtar Magauin. The compositional basis of this novel are genuine historical conflicts. Events in the novel develop in a strict chronological sequence, in one time plan. The reader can see the direct witness of everything that happens on the pages of the novel. The resolution of the conflict reveals the process of formation of the character of the main character – the historical person, in his correlation with historical events, which to some extent played a role in his development. The novel consists of two books. The first book of diology returns us to a difficult period in the history of the Kazakh people, where had been the hero’s youthful years. The second book gives us a wide panorama of the life of Oraz-Mukhamed in Russia, pictures of famine and political clashes of candidates for the Russian crown. The writer, observing the principle of chronology, shows the evolution of the national character, moral, spiritual achievements of the Kazakh sultan in the process of familiarizing with the Russian culture and social life of the Russian state.