THE VALUE COORDINATES OF THE WORLDVIEW OF THE COSSACKS IN THE WORKS OF M.A. SHOLOKHOV
The article analyzes the values of the Cossacks, which determine the behavior of the heroes of the epic novel «The Quiet Don» and other works of the Nobel laureate in literature M.A. Sholokhov. The example of the Cossack Grigory Melekhov and people close to him shows how these values evolved during the First World War and the Civil War, changing the existence and consciousness of the Cossacks. The article concludes that the values of the Cossacks in this period not only underwent certain changes, but also had a real impact on the life and activities of other social communities of the country, on individual social institutions of our country and on society as a whole.