MOTIVES OF “THE MANAVI MASNAVI” OF MOVLANA JALAL AD DIN RUMI IN THE RUSSIAN BOOKS FOR READING OF L.N. TOLSTOY

The article is devoted to “Alphabet”, the low-studied pedagogical work of Lev Tolstoy. The ancient Persian source of a plot of one of the stories of the Russian books for reading is established, the didactic orientation and features of language of children’s stories of Tolstoy and works Rumi is emphasized. The most popular work by Movlyana Jalal of ad-Din Mahomed Rumi is “Masnavi”. The name of Persian writer, thinker and world scientist Jalal of ad-Din Mahomed Rumi and the name of its book “Masnavi Manavi” are inseparably linked in the consciousness of readers. Article expands ideas of communication of the Russian literature with East literatures.

Lev Tolstoy, “Alphabet”, Movlana Jalal ad din Rumi, “Masnavi Manavi”, Persian sources of plots