Key words: novel, Turkmen literature, history, Mahtimgulu, change.
Summary
The development directions of the Turkmen novel in the 1980s were studied in the article. In this period, a number of changes and innovations took place in the Turkmen novel in terms of historical and social content. In the pre-independence period, the themes and content of novels were significantly transformed. In the research, the issues of how historical heroes are described in the Turkmen novel and the development of their artistic images are taken into account. The article examines how these heroes are portrayed in novels and how these characters are presented in a historical context. This approach helps to understand the historical development and aesthetic characteristics of Turkmen literature more deeply. Thus, the article presents in detail the change and development of the artistic representation of historical themes in the Turkmen novel
