Raisa Soltamuradovna Akhmatova (; 13 December 1928 – 29 January 1992) was an internationally recognized
Chechen poet
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. Raisa's poems have been especially popular among ethnic Chechens and
Ingush
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* Ingush language, Northeast Caucasian language
* Ingush people, an ethnic group of the North Caucasus
See also
*Ingushetia (disambiguation)
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worldwide, although her entire archive (containing over 600 files) was destroyed when
Russian forces
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burned the Chechen National Archives during the
First Chechen War
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. Akhmatova is known for writing poem collections such as: ''Native Republic'' (1958), ''Strike Me in the Face, Wind'' (1959), ''I'm Coming to You'' (1960), ''Difficult Love'' (1963), and ''Revelation'' (1964).
The Chechens. Amjad Jaimoukha, 2005
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Bibliography
*''Хьоме республика'' (''Республика родная'') (1957)
*''Бей мне, ветер, в лицо'' (1959)
*''Иду к тебе'' (1960)
*''Трудная любовь'' (1963)
*''Откровение'' (1964)
References
External links
Chechnya Free.ru Article on Raisa AkhmatovaMirslov Encyclopedia Article EntryKavkazChat Thread on Raisa Akhmatova
Chechen poets
1928 births
1992 deaths
20th-century poets
Chechen women writers
20th-century women writers
Women poets
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