CREATIVITY OF KLISHBI BALKAROV. MATERIALS TO THE DICTIONARY ?ADYGE WRITERS?

The article systematizes information defi ning biographical and bibliograph- ical aspects of creativity Kabardian writer and journalist Klishbi Balkarov. On the basis of archival materials and a number of publications in periodicals briefl y recreated the cultural context of a particular form of creative personality. Data on publishing, editorial, research and translation activities K. Balkarov. Noted his contribution to the development of creative thinking of literature of the postwar period and its role in the transition of written culture of the Circassians to a new level. Is brief description of his journalistic work and artistic heritage, in particular, indicates the artistic characteristics of his collection of tales ?the Big dipper?