CONTRIBUTION OF K.K. SAMRIN TO THE FORMATION OF THE KHAKASS WRITING SYSTEM (in 1920-1930-s)

Аннотация

Russia, that was formed as a multi-ethnic and multilingual state, faced urgent question of the spiritual
revival of the peoples, who were involved in the process of rapid assimilation at the beginning of the XXI century.
National minorities and indigenous peoples have lost their main features of their ethnicity. Among them is
disappearance of the native language. The national revival of any nation is inconceivable without the functioning of
its mother language. Writing is the main means of fixing, preserving, development of the language and the most
significant form of its social functioning. In this regard, it becomes relevant to address the origins of the Soviet
writing of the peoples of Siberia. The article deals with the complex process of formation of writing system in
Republic of Khakassia. The novelty of the research can be seen in attempts to realize the results of alphabetization
through the prism of the biography of one of the participants in the creation of the Khakass script in the 1920s and
1930s. In this regard, K. K. Samrin's contribution to the development of the Khakass language, creation of the
alphabet and national literature is revealed. The results of the research can be used in planning and forecasting of
language development of minority languages.