On the Experience of Translating the Kyrgyz Heroic Epic "Manas"
The article considers the practical aspects of the work done by the author for the first time on the translation into Russian of the Kyrgyz heroic epic "Manas" according to the version of the manaschi by Zhusup Mamay, using the example of one of the traditional episodes of the epic - "Kyokotey Wake". The brief information is given about the Kyrgyz manaschi himself, who lived in China, about the history of recording and publishing the Manas epic in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and in Kyrgyzstan. The basic principles of translation, which the translator adhered to, are outlined, as well as examples of the most difficult cases of translation. The reasons for difficulties in translating the epic "Manas" are partially determined.