ISSN: 2078-8134 (Print) | ISSN: 2790-7066 (Online)
Subscription index: 75278
Founder and publisher of the journal "M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art"
Chief Editor: Matyzhanov Kenzhehan Slyamzhanovich

The scientific journal "KERUEN" was founded in 2005 by the famous folklorist, academician of the NAS RK Seit Kaskabasov (registered on March 24, 2005 in the Committee of Information and Archives of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, registration certificate No. 5844-Zh.)
The founder and publisher of the journal is the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art. The purpose of the journal is to disseminate scientific information and attract new authors. The journal initiates discussions on the results of new achievements in the field of fundamental sciences.
Frequency of publication – 4 times a year (once a quarter).
Languages of publications: Kazakh, Russian, English.

Focus on the coverage of publications in the following specialties: humanitarian sciences

  1. Literary studies
  2. Art Studies

Current Issue

Vol. 91 No. 2 (2026): Keruen
View Vol. 91 No. 2 (2026): Keruen
Published: 2026-06-30

Full Issue

Literary studies

  • The legacy of Аbai and the ideological continuity of the Аlash movement

    D. Kamzabekuly, А. Kazhymurat, M. Ekici
    17-33
    Abstract views: 57 | PDF Downloads: 36
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-01

  • Psychological Parallelism in Kazakh Folk Songs

    A.S. Sadyk, O. Abdimanuly, M.N. Azman
    34-50
    Abstract views: 29 | PDF Downloads: 9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-02

  • The poetics of moral choice in twentieth-century children’s prose

    F.N. Abdraimova, A.Zh. Zhaksylykov
    51-63
    Abstract views: 38 | PDF Downloads: 18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-03

  • Archetypal-anthropological structure of the literary text

    R. Nurgali, J. Lubocha-Kruglik, Zh. Aimukhambet
    64-81
    Abstract views: 26 | PDF Downloads: 22
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-04

  • Redefining the concept of “hikaya” in Turkic folklore

    A.Zh., P.T., N.A. Sarsek
    82-97
    Abstract views: 24 | PDF Downloads: 20
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-05

  • Archetypal Images in Legend Narratives

    A.Sh. Askarova, L.M. Demessinova, B.K. Khassanova
    98-111
    Abstract views: 36 | PDF Downloads: 12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-06

  • The Artistic Image of Cultural Figures and Historical Truth

    T. Kadyl, Zh.A. Seisembayeva
    112-125
    Abstract views: 27 | PDF Downloads: 9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-07

  • Elen Alimzhan’s Novel "Anazhar": Existential Homelessness and Choice

    G.R. Saulembek, Sh.B. Kozhabekova
    126-139
    Abstract views: 13 | PDF Downloads: 10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-08

  • The rewriting process in Alash literature: poetics and norms

    G.B. Tussupova, A. Sailaukyzy, L.N. Daurenbekova
    140-152
    Abstract views: 17 | PDF Downloads: 17
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-09

  • Artistic transformation and new aesthetic paradigms in contemporary Kazakh short stories

    Sh.B. Satkenova, Zh. Sametova, Sh.А. Shortanbay
    153-170
    Abstract views: 22 | PDF Downloads: 15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-10

  • Mythological foundations of the concepts of earth and sky in Kazakh aitys

    М.М. Satinbekova, F.T. Zhumazhanova, Г.Д. Abikhanova
    171-183
    Abstract views: 20 | PDF Downloads: 14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-11

  • The Manifestation of Religious Consciousness and Philosophical Inquiry in the Prose of A.Kemelbaeva

    E.S. Seisenbiyeva, B.T. Myrzakulov
    184-195
    Abstract views: 23 | PDF Downloads: 13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-12

  • The artistic functions of time in Zhetysu authorial historical epics

    K.А. Kabdeshova, M. Aca
    197-208
    Abstract views: 40 | PDF Downloads: 16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-13

  • Religious and worldview perspectives in the poetry of Mukagali Makatayev

    A.S. Shegebay, A.K. Duisenbi
    209-221
    Abstract views: 13 | PDF Downloads: 11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-14

  • Postcolonial representation of the famine period in “The yellow book”

    F.E. Toltay, F. Ağırman
    222-239
    Abstract views: 18 | PDF Downloads: 11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-15

Art studies

  • The stage interpretation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello in the context of contemporary Kazakh theatrical art

    Ә. Рахымбаев, A. Zhumah, I. Abilmazhinov
    240-252
    Abstract views: 21 | PDF Downloads: 8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-16

  • Artistic transformations of the Umay image in kazakh professional fine arts

    Z.A. Ydyrys, D.S. Sharipova, Zh.А. Akakalova
    253-279
    Abstract views: 23 | PDF Downloads: 13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-17

  • Interaction of the traditions of epic and song art

    A.Ж. Kaztuganova
    280-297
    Abstract views: 15 | PDF Downloads: 13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-18

  • Artistic Traditions of Japanese Nihonga Painting in Historical Retrospective

    G.S. Мukhtarova
    298-320
    Abstract views: 17 | PDF Downloads: 9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53871/2078-8134.2026.2-19
View All Issues