Universal History Annotation << Back TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOCIOCULTURAL TRADITION OF THE BAKSAN ENLIGHTENERS IN THE EARLY WORK OF ALI SHOGENTSUKOV (TO THE 120th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY) Y.M. Thagazitov This work reveals the traditions of the Baksan enlightenment as the basis for the interdependence of «their own» and «alien» in the formation of the artistic world of Ali Shogentsukov. In the article the author overcomes the purely ideological interpretation of the work of the Kabardian classic and reinforces the understanding of the role and function of ethnic values. Keywords: literature, Baksan enlighteners, culture, ethics, history, Islam. DOI: 10.25791/vseist.03.2020.1108 Pp. 43-49.