CREATIVE HERITAGE OF ANVAR ADZHIEV (TO THE 100 <sup>th</sup> ANNIVERSARY)
The paper considers the creation of the People's poet of Dagestan Anvar Adzhiev in the context of Dagestan literature, of artistic process throughout the country. Dominant features of his poetry, its evolution, leading genres, poetics are marked. The author describes contribution of the national poet to the development of poetic thought, including the development of children's poetry, philosophical poetry, satire, etc.