Works of Musta Karim. Life and Creativity

The works of Musta Karim are translated into many languages of the world and adequately represent Bashkir literature around the world. This is not surprising, because created on the territory of Bashkortostan, impregnated with its culture and mentality, they nevertheless sound internationally. And this is due to the availability of texts in which universal values are submitted almost in a preaching line, but easily and unobtrusively. The writer is understandable to everyone: from the adult to the youngest child. Fairytales of Karim's strongest adore children all over the planet. He was a poet, prose writer, playwright, diplomat, philosopher and man with a capital letter.

Chronicle of life

Mustai Karim, real name Mustafa Safich Karimov, was born in the then Ufa province, in the village of Klyashevo. There were a lot of children in the family, but it was Mustafa who gave fate to the gift of versification. The boy showed the inquisitive mind, liveliness and craving for knowledge. Apparently, it was laid down by nature that a son who became one of the greatest poets of Bashkortostan grew up in parents who were illiterate.

After graduation, Mustai successfully completed his studies at the Philological Faculty of the Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute named after KA Timiryazev. Almost from the student's bench the young man is taken to the front, because the Great Patriotic War began. A year later, in August 1942, Lieutenant Karimov was seriously wounded, and he was forced to stay in the hospital for almost six months. But Mustafa does not give up and at the first opportunity returns to the front. True, already as a military correspondent for the newspapers "Soviet Warrior", "For the Honor of the Motherland".

The war overturned Karimov's worldview and influenced not only his creativity, but also his whole life course. Verses of that time are permeated with the pain of thousands of dead, emotional experiences, the anguish of the survivors and the great spirit of patriotism. His poetry helped the soldiers to cope with problems and motivated to go forward.

After the front

Upon his return from the front, Mustay begins active political and literary activity. In the post-war period, until his death, Mustafa was not outside of public life, he wrote articles, essays, poems, stories and plays. His works are not accidentally immortal. Not only the deep content, which is based on the values of humanism, patriotism, the feeling of beauty, but also the presentation of events - are simple and understandable, easy in perception.

Mustai Karim died in 2005, was buried as one of the best people of Bashkortostan.

Now the works of Musta Karim are introduced into the school curriculum. And every year on the day of his birth all sorts of poetry readings are arranged, weeks on the subject of the literary work.

Thanks to hard work and tireless museum, the genius of Bashkortostan gave us over 100 collections of poems and poems, more than 10 plays, many essays and fairy tales for children. Many of them are still being staged not only on the scenes of the Bashkir theaters, but also in other regions of Russia.

Verses of Musta Karim are translated into different languages of the world and are still the subject of discussion in such large universities as Harvard and Bologna. There are several reasons for this. First, an unusual syllable. Secondly, a special perception of reality, where a person is able to influence the course of history.

Origins of creativity

Speaking about the circumstances that formed the future of the classic of Bashkir literature, you can call both the Party and Stalin. But this is just the case when a person forms himself, taking what he is interested in, close and expensive.

Since the first verses of Musta Karim were heard, even when the boy was in the sixth grade, is it worth talking about the political or civil background of his genius? As Mustafa himself admitted, he was "molded from the surrounding." I grew up on my mother's songs, country fairy tales and the ancient cultural traditions of my people. Hence the folklore of his work. These motifs were the basis of many of his works: both prose and poems.

Serious impressions and empirical knowledge were added by the Great Patriotic War, which made Karim look at the world differently. But the poet did not give up, but on the contrary, he rediscovered the power of the human spirit and realized the true value of life. Thus, even poems about the most difficult events of the war are not without hope and optimism.

Views and Beliefs

Whatever book, analyzing the work of Musty Karima, you did not open, in the first proposals it will be written that, regardless of the ranks and achievements, Mustafa has always been primarily a person.

Under this simple, seemingly definition, it is concealed that he was a true patriot of his country. He never hid for other people's ranks and spoke openly about his position. It was especially difficult for him to survive the collapse of the Soviet Union, since it was the country in whose name he lived, fought and worked.

Defending the ideals of the Communist Party, he was not a blind man who, with foam at his mouth, proves the truths laid by someone from the outside. His main idea was that in the world there is the only true and correct political force - this is the party of hope. As long as a person believes in the best, he will live.

In addition, Mustai Karim has always been a kind and sympathetic person. With pleasure I met with readers with whom I behaved simply and at ease. He did not know pride. This despite the fact that already in the 70's behind his shoulders were both recognition, and awards, and glory. Humanism and universal values always remained in the first place in his works.

Themes of creativity

Creativity of Karima Musta is so diverse that it is very difficult to single out the main idea in it. The entire layer of the writer's themes is similar to the fabric: as the threads are dense, different ideas and plot lines intertwined in it. Narrative Karima's stories are as close to life as possible, where nothing exists without a cause-and-effect relationship.

If we try to identify the main areas of creativity, we get the following list of topics:

• Philosophical questions;
• Civil lyric and prose;
• Landscape lyric poetry;
• Works of social orientation, that is, everyday, but eternal themes;
• A separate layer consists of works of military themes;
• Pedagogical works are not individual works, but elements of didactics in works;
• Journalistic essays;
• Works of Musta Karima for children.

If we take into account the correlation of genres and themes, then a clear pattern will not follow. This means that the poems were written not only on the topic of intimate experiences or beauties of Bashkortostan, but the stories were not limited to narrations about war or adventures. Fairy tales are clearly didactic.

Philosophical lyrics of M. Karim

In his philosophical lyrics Mustafa Karimov does not give us answers to eternally disturbing questions of humanity. He asks us for himself. And these questions are asked in such a simple and direct manner that they become rhetorical. The author does not impose his opinion, he brings us to him through doubts and reflections, in such a way that the answer is obvious after reading.

Karim's philosophy is built on pedagogical principles, since he studied for six years at a pedagogical institute and is familiar with the question from within. He attached great importance to such a category as a person, without singling it out as a purely philosophical concept.

So, the person from the point of view of pedagogy is the result of education and immediate achievements of a person. Philosophy treats this concept as a value existing either outside the person or determining it. Mustafa Karimov offers us to look at the person from the other side. This is a magnet, a talent that is inherent in everyone more or less.

Personality crystallizes constantly: in labor, in striving for the highest goal, in creativity. In other words, Karimov transferred the principles of the Brownian movement to his doctrine. Life consists of many chaotic accidents, each of which leaves a mark on the human soul. Depending on his attitude to these little things, character, habits and principles are formed.

Life never stops, does not slow down, does not allow you to relax, think and weigh all the circumstances of each specific case. Therefore, it is important in any situation to see the light at the end of the tunnel and believe in good.

Intimate lyrics

In such works the border between the lyrical hero and the author itself is erased. And this happens in two ways.

In the first - the lyrical hero becomes the author, that is, the poet. He is also disturbed by age-old questions, he is ready to defend his opinion to the end, if this is a matter of honor. Also, the lyrical hero feels responsible for his role on earth, is convinced that much in the future of all mankind depends on himself.

The second direction of such a substitution is the "I" -author on the "I" -ger, occurs in the sense that the lyric hero becomes the author, repeating his life priorities, living his priorities. Thus, it goes beyond the scope of works and becomes partly real.

Landscape lyrics

Born in the countryside, he spent his entire childhood in unity with nature, enjoying the landscapes of Bashkortostan. Narrative Karima's stories are permeated with deep affection for their native land.

You can follow the folklore basis. While still a small boy, he often sat with his family at the fire and listened to stories about mythical creatures, fairy-tale events and represented his paintings with their characters.

Verses of Musty Karim about Bashkortostan are written in a romantic vein. In them, the lyrical hero meets his image in nature, or she echoes it, which increases the impression of reading.

Patriotic poems

The patriotic poems of Musta Karim about the Motherland are permeated with deep love both for the Bashkir SSR and for the USSR as a whole. The past war, who actively participated in public life, he always reacted violently to changes, injustice.

Verses of Musty Karim about Bashkortostan are written in the key of his political views. This means that he believes in the ideology of the Communist Party. But not as a political movement, but as an organization that gives hope for the welfare of the country.

Military lyrics - a separate stage of the poet's work

Having visited the front and as a lieutenant, and as a correspondent, he learned military food from the inside.

Verses of Musta Karima about the Motherland echo with military themes.

Despite the fact that he himself was awarded the Order of "For Courage", he never spoke about his own exploits. The works of Musta Karim are not permeated with the frailty of life, as in the same Remarque or Hemingway. Belief in victory, stories about ordinary people who are ready for everything for the sake of the Motherland, the heroism of an ordinary soldier - this is the main motive of stories and poems about the war of Musta Karim.

Karima's Prose

The stories of Karima's Most are filled with exalted feelings towards Bashkortostan. He talks about his native land, as if by accident, but clearly traced the image of the homeland as a background and at the same time the basis.

In his stories, he talks about childhood. Frankly, honestly and easily. This is a kind of confession of childhood. Mustai is not afraid to be ridiculous and ridiculous. Because this sees the real essence of childhood. To portray the situation as idealized is to lie to the reader, as Karim himself said. And in view of his honesty, both literary and human, this is simply not permissible.

Works for children

The works of Musta Karima for children make up a small part in the entire creative legacy of the writer. But their value from this is not diminished.

Fairy tales and the only story for the children of Musta Karim are based on real cases from the writer's childhood. They clearly traced didactic character.

The subjects are not only taken from life, but are also involved in folklore stories.

The richness of speech

Creativity Most Karima got high marks almost from the very beginning. But the paradox is that the intellectuality of works is dispensed with without special, high-stylistic stylistic figures. Characters in verse and prose talk simple and accessible language, close to the people.

This makes the writer understandable to everyone. And the fact that the poems of Musta Karim are printed in Russian, English, German and many other languages of the world is a direct proof.