Specifics of Compiling and Publishing the Selected Works of Kayum Nasyri in the Tatar Language During the Soviet Period
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https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2026-16-1.108-124Keywords:
Tatar Enlightenment, Kayum Nasyri, Soviet censorship, Soviet humanities, M.Gaynullin, M.GaliAbstract
The article is dedicated to the research of the specifics and unspoken rules for compiling the selected works of the Tatar encyclopedic enlightener Kayum Nasyri during the Soviet period. The author analyzes the content, themes, presentation, and scholarly apparatus of the selected works of K. Nasyri published in 1926, 1945, 1953, 1956, and 1974–1975. Their continuity is noted, which was manifested in the consideration of the structure and themes of previous editions, as well as in the inclusion of relevant materials, usually with certain clarifications and/or additions, in new editions. An unspoken rule was the inclusion of previously unpublished manuscript works of K. Nasyri in each collection. The editions lack texts of religious content, but at the same time, they contain materials of far from high artistic quality that include criticism of government representatives or the upper classes of society. Using specific examples, the role of Soviet censorship in the exclusion of individual essays and sections from the works of the Tatar enlightener is determined.
For citation: Zagidullin I.K. Specifics of Compiling and Publishing the Selected Works of Kayum Nasyri in the Tatar Language During the Soviet Period. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2026, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 108–124. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2026-16-1.108-124 (In Russian)
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