Mirzo Tursunzoda ( tg, Мирзо Турсунзода, 2 May 1911 — 24 September 1977) was an important Tajikistani and Soviet

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...

and a prominent political figure, full member (academician) of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, a member of the Central Committee of the

Communist Party of Tajikistan The Communist Party of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҳизби Коммунистии Тоҷикистон, ''Hizbi Kommunistiyi Tojikiston''; russian: Коммунистическая партия Таджикистана) is a communist party in Tajikistan ...

, a member of the

Union of Soviet Writers The Union of Soviet Writers, USSR Union of Writers, or Soviet Union of Writers (russian: Союз писателей СССР, translit=Soyuz Sovetstikh Pisatelei) was a creative union of professional writers in the Soviet Union. It was founded ...

. Today Tursunzoda has been elevated to the level of

Hero of Tajikistan The title Hero of Tajikistan ( Tajik: Қаҳрамони Тоҷикистон) is a state award of Tajikistan. It was first awarded in 1996 and was awarded for service to the implementation of domestic and foreign policy. Status and symbols Indi ...

. Tursunzoda's face appears on the front of the one Somoni note. The town of

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(formerly Regar) is named in his honor. Dushanbe's Memorial and Literature Museum was founded in 1981 in honor of Tursunzoda's 70th anniversary.Статья о поэте и писателе на сайте Хроно.ру
/ref> He was awarded the

Stalin prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

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Tajik banknotes - includes picture of one Somoni note with Tursunzade's face.
1911 births 1977 deaths Soviet poets 20th-century Tajikistani poets Tajikistani male writers Tajik poets Communist Party of Tajikistan politicians Stalin Prize winners 20th-century Tajikistani writers 20th-century male writers Members of the Tajik Academy of Sciences {{Tajikistan-poet-stub