Fantasy in the Russian-Language Segment of Literature of Kazakhstan

The turn of the 20th–21st centuries is characterized by highly intensive processes national self-identification. An important role in this process played fantasy as a popular genre literature. study Kazakh academic interest due to its popularity with readers, dynamic transformation structure. article demonstrates wide spectrum books and their authors. In novel Resurrecting Legends Timur Yermashev turns heroic page history Kazakhs – Orbulak battle 17th century. Ilyaz Nurgaliyev consistently works myths folklore images Turkic peoples. Azamat Baigaliev Kira Nurullina write about aliens. Sabyr Kairkhanov format urban (the Synchro) raises question ambiguous Semipalatinsk test site life Kazakhs. example combination children’s adventure Zira Naurzbayeva Lily Kalaus Search Golden Bowl: Adventures Batu His Friends. Particularly are texts plots based on facts history, those resurrecting heroes Kazakhstani mythology, traditions customs. themes poetics line developing modern prose, nature correlates changing readership. Fantasy readers mainly representatives certain social age group, attracted topical issues raised growth self-consciousness combined an exciting adventurous plot. entertaining literature has taken ideological function promote shape identity situation geopolitical changes.