Ossetian muhajir’s confession: about some aspects of general Moussa Kunduhov’s “Memoirs”

https://doi.org/10.20339/PhS.1-17.062  

Hugaev Irlan S.,

Dr. Sci. in Philology, a Leading researcher of the Integrated Research Department of Vladikavkaz Scientific Center RAS.

e-mail: shmiksel@rambler.ru  

“Memoirs” of the Russian Army General Moussa A. Kunduhov, Ossetian (1818—1889) are already well known in historical science; here their general characteristics by major literary parameters are offered, their ideological and artistic, compositional, stylistic features and educational content are revealed.

Keywords: Ossetian literature, education, Kunduhov, memoirs, the Caucasus, muhajirun, Turkey, Ossetians, Chechens.

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