The originality of the author’s chronotope in essay writing of Kazakh Russian-speaking writers

Abstract

The article deals with the essayism of Kazakh Russian-speaking writers. The authors note that the
essay is one of the most productive genres in the expression of philosophical thought, that is, knowledge
about the most common aspects of the world and man. The structure-forming principle of the essay is
the leading role of the author’s personality. Another, no less important feature of the style of the essay
is the presence of imagery, expressiveness – that is, the expression of artistry and journalism. Another
feature of the essay genre is myth – making. The writer builds his own theories, creating a kind of myth,
which is based on imaginary forms. In this regard, according to the authors of this article, the question
arises about the spatial and temporal boundaries of the work, the specifics of the author’s chronotope.
The purpose of the article is to try to reveal the originality of the author’s chronotope in the works of
A. Zhaksylykov and B. Kairbekov. The article analyzes the features of the chronotope, the characteristic
features of its narrative structure. The authors of the article note that the artistic chronotope is a complex
sign system, consisting of several levels and carrying certain information, which is revealed through
codes and lexicodes.
As a result of the analysis, the authors formulate conclusions that in the essayistics of Kazakh Russian-
speaking writers, the category of artistic chronotope is a “set of pluralities”. Its content combines
universal, national, collective, and private concepts and theories of time-space. The authors of the article
claim that B. Kairbekov’s essayism traces the clearly expressed ethno-cultural nature of images and motives.
Key concepts and lexicodes of the works of A. Zhaksylykov reflect the everyday life of the East,
being the most significant components of space and time.
Key words: essay, chronotope, myth-making, expressiveness, concept.