The concept of “Homeland” in the works of Memet Niyazi: genesis and poetics. 2021

The article examines the life path, literary and journalistic heritage of the prominent Crimean Tatar writer, educator in exile Mehmet Niyazi (1878-1931). The author of this study makes historiographical analysis of scientific works, biographical essays, memoirs of contemporaries and present-day researchers of the works of the master of the pen. Some insufficiently studied archival materials from the collections of V.I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine are introduced into scientific circulation. For example, these are rare issues of the Crimean Tatar newspaper in Arabic script "Haq ses" ("Voice of Truth"), published in 1918 in the Crimea with the participation of M. Niyazi. The relevance and scientific novelty of the work is due to the lack of knowledge of the designated topic. In order to highlight the literary personality and life values of the author, we analyzed genre, linguistic, philosophical and ethical features of his poetic works. Their close connection with folklore and mythological traditions and historical events of sacred significance for the Crimean Tatars is established. The concept of "Motherland" in the poet's artistic interpretation is revealed. The author of this study arrives at a conclusion that M. Niyazi associates himself with the image of the defender and guardian of the nation. In the dialogue with the reader, he pays great attention to the lack of education, disunity of the Crimean Tatar youth, and the indifferent attitude of the people to the fate of the ancestral homeland. Crimea, in the poet's understanding, is a green Edenic island, where any orphaned and strip-mined finds a new hope for a happy life, comprehends the deep meaning of love for the Motherland. The iconic image of orphanhood in the work of the lyricist takes on an expanded meaning: the tragedy of the deprivation of the Motherland, the spiritual and patriotic crisis of the ethnic society. By calling for unity and work to overcome the spiritual crisis, the poet seeks to free the people from the complex of orphanhood and hopelessness. But, due to personal idealistic views, the lyricist is subject to melancholy, disappointment. Thus, despondency, anxiety, death, orphanhood, heavy thoughts are the main motives of Niyazi's poetic cycle. After all, the happiness of living in the homeland for him turns into a tragedy of loneliness among his compatriots.

Keywords: Emigration literature, Journalism, Cultural continuity, Memet Niyazi, Crimean Tatar press, The concept of "homeland"

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