Artistic Images and Value Orientations in the Works of Ivan Bunin and in the Kazakh Literary Tradition

Художественные образы и ценностные ориентиры у И. А. Бунина и в казахской литературной традиции
Yedrenova N.T. Baiyanbaeva Z.A. Galay K.N.
2026 Siberian Federal University

Journal of Siberian Federal University - Humanities and Social Sciences
2026 #19 Issue 2 388 - 398 pp.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the artistic world of I. A. Bunin’s prose, paying particular attention to his use of metaphors, space-time structures, and the depiction of the human psyche. It also attempts to compare Bunin’s literary vision with that of Mukhtar Auezov in order to highlight the differences in the approaches of the Russian and Kazakh literature to the depiction of time, nature, and identity. The study uses a combination of structural-stylistic, intertextual, anthropological, and historical methodologies to examine Bunin’s works with the focus on his use of metaphors in character construction, and on his anthropological approach, which provides a deep analysis of Russian identity, moral struggle, social criticism, and philosophical reflections. A comparative approach is used to study the thematic and aesthetic parallels between the literary views of Bunin and Auezov. The analysis shows that Bunin’s prose conveys a deeply personal and existential understanding of time, nostalgia, and alienation, while Auezov’s works emphasize historical continuity and collective identity. Nature in Bunin’s literature serves as a reflection of human emotions, while in the Kazakh literary tradition it embodies national history and cultural heritage. These differences illustrate broader differences in how the Russian and Kazakh literary traditions interpret human experience.

cultural dimension , cultural realities , figurative language , genre forms , historical realities , I. A. Bunin , symbolisof nature

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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba, Moscow, Russian Federation

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

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