Features of the development of Azerbaijani literature and education before 1917: personalities, historical and cultural context

Introduction. The article marks a significant period in the history of Azerbaijani Turkic literature, in which, under the influence of Western European and Russian enlighteners, new literary forms began were established the novel, satire, prose. The activity of Azerbaijani educators in the organization of literary societies schools, creating dictionaries, textbooks, training manuals is considered. Children’s literature was developing, as well as immigrant literature, which was engaged inpromotion of national roots, all-Turkic and all-Islamic Traditions in Azerbaijani art and culture.

Materials and Methods. The article uses and analyzes the works as Azerbaijani, as well as Russian authors. Periodicals were also used, reflecting the activities of Azerbaijani writers, poets and educators

Analysis. The role in the work is revealed, the significance and contribution of outstanding figures of literature and education to the rich Azerbaijani culture of the modernization period in the history of the Azerbaijani people of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Results. The article draws conclusions that thanks to the active work of Azerbaijan teachers, writers and public figures children's literature developed further. It made a great contribution to the education of the young generation, exerting its beneficial influence on readers, raising their cultural level and introducing them to the masterpieces of European literature. With their works, they showed how and what to strive for, described the life and customs of Azerbaijani society, and the position of women in it, preached goodness and called for a fight against the remnants of the past, for education and for the purity of the Azerbaijani language, opened new schools and newspapers. This was the time of awakening of national self-consciousness, the formation of its own national ideology – Turkification, which led to the creation of Azerbaijani statehood in the person of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and its efforts for integration into the international community.

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