Historical themes in Crimean Tatar folklore of the period 1783–1883

The article examines the issues of the place and significance of historical themes in the Crimean Tatar oral folk art of the period 1783–1883. Using the example of emigrant and soldier songs, samples of other varieties of the Crimean Tatar historical song genre, as well as legends about the folk hero Alim Azamat-oglu, the special significance of these themes for the Crimean Tatar folklore of the period under review is shown, as well as the significant value of works of historical content for the entire Crimean Tatar literature of that time as a whole.