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Written literatures of the Altai Turks, which have a deep-rooted oral cultural tradition, started to form from the second half of the 19th century and developed with the Soviet Revolution. Chalchik Chunizhekov is one of the writers accepted among the founders of contemporary Altai literature. Chunizhekov was born in Üstügi-Koroçı in Kuyum in the Elikmanar region in 1898 and he died in Gorno-Altaysk in 1973. Chunizhekov, who was elected as a member of the USSR Writers Union in 1958, continued this duty until his death. In addition to literary works such as poetry, fairy tales, stories, Chunizhekov contributed to contemporary Altai literature with scientific works such as articles and interviews. Chunizhekov's work named Munduzak is an autobiographical story with traces of the author's life. The story tells about the life of the Altai Turks before the Soviet Revolution, the internal conflicts between revolutionaries and opponents during the revolution, and the new lives after the revolution, by being taken to a young center called Munduzak. Chunizhekov, a writer adhering to the principles of Soviet literature, also reflected these principles in his work named Munduzak. In the story, the traditional life styles of the Altai Turks are negated and the new life style created with the Soviet Revolution is highlighted. The author makes this comparison through themes such as exploitation of labor and faith, revolution and civil war, kolkhozes, and education, which are important icons of the new life. In this study, after briefly giving information about the life and works of Chunizhekov, the work named Munduzak will be examined in terms of structure and theme.

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