Creation of Tatar language and literature department at Kazan State University and its activities in the middle of 1940s – 1950s (based on the materials from the State Archives of the Republic of Tatarstan)

The article analyzes the documentary materials of the Republic of Tatarstan State Archives on the history of the formation and activities of Kazan University’s Tatar Language and Literature Department in the middle of 1940s – 1950s. The study of the protocols of the department provided an opportunit...

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Main Author: Ilnara I. Khanipova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Marjani Institute of History 2021-11-01
Series:Историческая этнология
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Online Access:https://historicalethnology.org/news/en-2021-t6-n2-5/
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Summary:The article analyzes the documentary materials of the Republic of Tatarstan State Archives on the history of the formation and activities of Kazan University’s Tatar Language and Literature Department in the middle of 1940s – 1950s. The study of the protocols of the department provided an opportunity to identify the academic staff, the main directions of the department's work in the first post-war years, the material and technical equipment and the specifics of organizing the educational process. It was concluded that the activities of the Department of Tatar Philology made a significant contribution to the determination of further ways of developing Tatar philological education and demonstrated the importance of preserving the language for the culture of Tatar people.
ISSN:2587-9286
2619-1636