ТЕМА ЗЕМЛЕТРЯСЕНИЙ В ТАТАРСКОМ ФОЛЬКЛОРЕ И ЛИТЕРАТУРЕ
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2025

The article studies the image of earthquakes in Tatar folklore and literature. The study revealed a range of Tatar vocabulary related to the earthquake theme. We prove that the small amount of language material under consideration сan be explained by the fact that the Republic of Tatarstan is located in a weakly seismic zone, so its inhabitants both in ancient times and now could rarely witness this natural disaster. The study revealed the predominance of the sworn expression «zhir upsyn» (may I