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When archetypes are called up. Motifs of Kazakh folklore in the war drama Batyrs of the Steppe [Batyry stepey]
https://doi.org/10.31425/0042-8795-2024-3-75-86
Abstract
The article studies the examples of Kazakh mythology lending the archetypes of a victorious giant and the Motherland to the film Batyrs of the Steppe [Batyry stepey], directed by G. Roshal at Alma-Ata’s Central United Film Studio. The plot centres on T. Tokhtarov’s real-life heroic deed that took place in February of 1942, whereas the parallel fairytale plotline tells the story of the batyr Tolygai, who sacrifices himself to save the people.
Supporting agencies: The study was funded by the Russian Science Foundation, project № 23-18-01007, F. M. Dostoevsky Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy.
About the Authors
A. K. Ishanova
L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Asima K. Ishanova, Doctor of Philology
2 Satpaev St., Astana, 010008
A. A. Pronin
L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Aleksandr A. Pronin, Doctor of Philology
2 Satpaev St., Astana, 010008
A. V. Svyatoslavsky
Moscow Pedagogical State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksey V. Svyatoslavsky, Doctor of Culturology
1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St., Moscow, 119435
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Ishanova A.K., Pronin A.A., Svyatoslavsky A.V. When archetypes are called up. Motifs of Kazakh folklore in the war drama Batyrs of the Steppe [Batyry stepey]. Voprosy literatury. 2024;(3):75-86. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31425/0042-8795-2024-3-75-86
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