On the reception and transformation of Russian literature in Azerbaijan in the post-Soviet period

Abstract

In the article some issues of Russian literature reception and transformation in post-Soviet Azerbaijan are covered. The publication was prepared on the basis of observations made by the author while working on the second part of the “History of Russian Literature”, in his scientific and pedagogical activities, as well as the report at “The Golden Age of Russian Literature: the experience of reading” the educational-cultural forum, held in the capital of the Republic of Serbia – Belgrade on 28-29 June 2022. It is dedicated to the problems of reception and transformation of Russian classical literature in Azerbaijan in the post-Soviet period. The problem is considered in two aspects: 1) principles and difficulties of selecting samples of Russian classical literature for inclusion in curricula, textbooks and manuals for schools and universities of the republic, as well as for their translation and publication in Azerbaijan language; 2) reasons of increasing interest to study of Russian literature, necessity of deep studies of creativity of its individual representatives in Azerbaijan in post- Soviet time.