History through the eyes of a child in the prose of M. A. Sholokhov: a case study of the story "Nakhalenok"

The article is devoted to understanding the principles of literary presentation of historical events and persons through the eyes of a child in the prose of M. A. Sholokhov. The author analyzes the story «Nakhalenok» which includes the mythologized image of Lenin created by the imagination of the boy Mishka. Mythologization is understood as a literary technique of creating an image aimed at democratizing the perception of a historical person.