THE PSYCHOLOGY AND WORLDVIEW A HERO OF OUR TIME IN SMALL GENRES OF THE KABARDINO-CHERKESS LITERATURE
In this article an analysis is being done of the main types of character used in short stories written by Karbadinia-Circassian authors, set during the 90s. The Post-Soviet genre opened a new stage is the creativity of authors, characterised by an intensity of thought, focusing on understanding the heroes of a transitional era “like spokesmen of a new time”. In their stories, the authors (A. Keshokov, A. Kemrgoev, B.Kagermazov, B.Gaunov, G. Daurov, Kankulov, R. Atskanov) cast a light upon the process of re-adaption and change undergone by the stories protagonists, while transitioning into an era of post -soviet social interactions. Attention is paid to the fate of a person, and through this to the destiny of society, offering an imaginative perception of human life in its many manifestations. The article draws attention to particular features of a modern reality, that dominated in the new circumstances of the era. It showed how sociocultural situation of XX-XXI’s had a signifi cantly impact in the creation of new heroes in a story genre, and its imaginative realisations.