Comparative Analysis of World War Ii in Russian And Uzbek Literature

Аннотация

This article presents a comparative analytical study of the representation of the Second World War in the novels “Hot snow” by the Russian writer Yury Bondarev and “Years in overcoats” by the Uzbek author Shukhrat. The research examines both the national and universal dimensions of wartime experience, foregrounding the stylistic and ideological distinctions between the two texts as well as their reflection of historical and cultural realities. Drawing upon the perspectives of I.Dustova, O.Gradinaru, and other scholars, the study undertakes a thorough exploration of the authors’ narrative techniques, systems of characterization, poetic devices, and ideological frameworks. The analysis provides a comprehensive comparison of narrative structures, character systems, and the mechanisms through which each novel articulates its vision of the war. Keywords: Second World War, war prose, Uzbek literature, Russian literature, comparative analysis, representation of war, literary style, characterization, ideological discourse. of the war narrative. The analysis relies not only on the Introduction: The theme of the Great Patriotic War content of the novels themselves but also on the traditionally occupies a central place in the literature of opinions of authoritative literary scholars and the USSR and post-Soviet states, serving as the most researchers of military themes. important source of national mythology and ideology. As O.Gradinaru points out, “Soviet war prose has METHODS developed various perspectives on depicting war (from The study employs a complex of methods, including heroic-romantic to psychological and “documentary”), comparative literary analysis, which allows for the reflecting the need for both literary myth-making and comparison of thematic, plot, and stylistic aspects of the “honest truth of the trenches”” [2]. In this context, works; stylistic analysis aimed at identifying key artistic Y.Bondarev’s and Shuhrat’s novels are vivid examples techniques and the poetics of texts; a historical-cultural of the second wave of war writers: war participants approach that takes into account the conditions under who strived for a realistic portrayal of wartime routines which the works were created in their national- and soldiers’ inner experiences. Their works are rich historical context; analysis of secondary literature to with details of front-line life, and in them “war appears identify authors’ positions and typology; as well as a not only as a historical event but also as a profound systematic approach that examines the personal experience for everyone”. interrelationships between narrative structure, The aim of this study is to comparatively analyze the character psychology, and the ideological perspectives artistic interpretation of war in the novels “Hot snow” of the authors. and “Years in overcoats”, to identify similarities and