The Content Characterization of Yashname of Soviet Period (Based on Yashname of Turkmenian, Azerbaijan and Karakalpak) Cover Image

Sovyetler Dönemi Yaşnam Elerinin Muhteva Özellikleri (Türkmen, Azerbaycan Ve Karakalpak Yaşnam Eleri Örneğinde)
The Content Characterization of Yashname of Soviet Period (Based on Yashname of Turkmenian, Azerbaijan and Karakalpak)

Author(s): Elmira Memmedova-Kekeç
Subject(s): Cultural history, Poetry, Turkish Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: Yashname; Turkmenian; Azerbaijan; Karakalpak; Soviet; Ashug;

Summary/Abstract: Yashnames are verses which have ancient roots and traditions in literature of Turkic peoples. Early examples of yashnames written about times of life; describing infanthood, childhood, adolesence, senectitude are met in poems of Ahmad Yasavi. Those poems not only summarize human life but also take themes to pen such as volatility of mortal world, inescapable end of all human beings, preparing to the life to come, trying to commit good deeds in 12-19 th centuries. Most poets of Turkic nations wrote poems of this theme, that became a tradition. This tradition continued up to 20 th century of Soviet Union, despite Soviet poems were written with same form, they were under compulsion for doing novice kind of theme. Ashug Bakhman, Molla Murd and other ashughs of this genre reflected in their works formation of USSR, changes taking place in society and class changes.Overtime yashname had changed their content. For information yashname is a kind of asuhs lirics. Tradition lasting for centuries had changed content of this lyrics due to political change. Meeting the requirements of the time, ashug wrote their works in the old form, but new content. Yashnames which were written during the Soviet Union eliminated from religion and they began eulogized soviet, communism. As a result government by using censorship had the pieces of literature written for its appetite.

  • Issue Year: 22/2016
  • Issue No: 88
  • Page Range: 217-225
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Turkish