Marietta Shahinyan''s guiding star
The article explores the intellectual and philosophical profundity of works written by M. Shahinyan who belongs to those generously gifted people that can write in many literary genres: essays, articles, plays, short stories and scientific monographs as well as sociopolitical, moral-psychological and adventure novels, stories and chronicles. Another striking feature of her heritage - the philosophical basis of artistic thinking - became critical when German classical philosophy and philology, especially works by Kant and Goethe, aroused great interest among people. The October Revolution contributed to the development of her creative personality. M. Shahinyan was a great literary artist, appreciated the true culture, and continuously strove to contribute to its development, enrichment and protection. The desire to understand the past, a critical look at many modern phenomena, the search for vital changes, commitment to realism, life-asserting humanism, and preservation of cultural values that are important features of a scientific attitude toward life determine the ideological framework of M. Shahinyan's literary works. The author of the article thinks that M. Shahinyan always felt responsible for the moral state of the people, believing that it was her duty to contribute to the development of young literary talents, strengthening the ideals of truth, justice, conscience, and beauty.