The Chechen in Modern Chechen Literature: Prose by Elbrus Minkailov
Journal: Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices
Year: 2025

The purpose of the study is to introduce the Russian-speaking reader to the representative of Chechen literature of the 21st century, prose writer Elbrus Minkailov. The author analyzes Minkailov's translated (from Chechen into Russian) stories (“The Goal”, “These Eyes”, “Terek”, “The Craving for Life”, “August of That Year”, “Before Sunset”, etc.) using historical-literary, comparative and receptive methods, reveals their special style with elements of Aesopian language, intertextual connections