The commonality of artistic language and stylistic uniqueness in the novellas of Lev Tolstoy and Shukur Kholmirzaev

The article presents a comparative analysis of the peculiarities of artistic language and style in the stories of Lev Tolstoy and Shukur Kholmirzayev. In the works of both writers, language is interpreted not as a means of describing the event, but as an aesthetic phenomenon that reveals the human psyche, expresses moral and philosophical content. The study analyzes the similarities in the authors' use of images of nature, the principles of word economy and moral style, and identifies their common artistic views.