"The Greatness of Olesha's Creativity"

On March 5, 2024, the Center for Russian Language and Culture at al-Farabi Kazakh National University,  hosted a literary meeting on the topic: "The Greatness of Olesha's Creativity".  The  foreign students and PhD students took part in it. The director of the center, Professor S. Begalievа, spoke about Yury Olesha's literary heritage and showed  a video about his role and contribution to shaping Russia's cultural image to the students. The PhD students  prepared a presentation devoted to  the literary works by Olesha works:  "The Envy of the Gods" and "Three Fat Men”. In these literary works  Olesha brilliantly depicted the complexities of human existence. PhD  student I. Zhanalina emphasized the deep psychological and philosophical subtext in Olesha's works in which  he skillfully described  power, individualism, and moral dilemmas. The literary  works  by  Yury Olesha were discussed. The participants said  that the Russian writer's works would  remain topical  in our modern world and would  continue  inspiring  us and the younger generation will start thinking about  the depth of the human soul and the  values of our society. The main credo of Yury Olesha's creativity is an ethical code and patriotism. As a result of the literary meeting,  the students were given a task to  analyze  one of Yury Olesha's literary works:  "The Envy of the Gods" or "Three Fat Men”. They should  make the analysis of using  literary devices by the author  to express his ideas about power, society, and human nature. Attention should be paid to the characters, plotlines, and author's style, as well as the influence of his work on the cultural context of his time.

Director of the Center, S. Begalievа.