The Crimean Tatar world in the “Sun of the Dead” by I.S. Shmelev

The purpose of the article is to examine the Crimean Tatar world depicted by I.S. Shmelev in the story “The Sun of the Dead” in an imagological aspect; to show the relationship of representatives of various nationalities living in the Crimea during the Civil War. The content of the study is an analysis of the Crimean Tatar image in Shmelev’s story and a description of intercultural communication in Crimea. The analysis reveals the ethnocultural specifics of Russian and Tatar in the historical and literary context, shows the convergence and unification of different ethnic groups and faiths at a crucial social moment.