A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF A.S. PUSHKIN AND SAID AHMAD
Keywords:
A.S. Pushkin, Said Ahmad, national literatureAbstract
This article provides a comparative analysis of the life and creative work of the great representative of Russian literature, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, and one of the prominent figures of Uzbek literature, Said Ahmad. The study examines their artistic style, attitude toward language, mastery in expressing national values, and aesthetic approaches to the concept of loyalty. The paper analyzes Pushkin’s role in simplifying the Russian literary language and Said Ahmad’s contribution in bringing elements of the Uzbek folk language and oral traditions into artistic prose. The similarities and differences in their contributions to national literary thought, their views on language, morality, loyalty, and national identity are discussed.
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