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Samig Abdukakhkhar
Sami Abduqahhor (Uzbek Cyrillic: Сами Абдуқаҳҳор; , romanized Samig Abdukakhkhar; February 22, 1922 – February 9, 1990) was a Soviet and Uzbek author and screenwriter. He is regarded as a central figure in the development of the modern fable genre in 20th-century Uzbek literature. He is known for his humorous short stories, satirical poems, fables, and feuilletons, and was the scriptwriter for several episodes of the television anthology series, ''Fitil'' and the feature-length film ''The Age of Anxiety''. From the 1960 to 1980, he was a regular contributor of ''Krokodil''. Together with Anatoly Kabulov, he created the Uzbekistani satirical newsreel "Nashtar." Biography Abdukakhkhar was born in Tashkent in 1922. In 1936, he completed then-standard seven years of secondary education and entered the Party Newspaper School at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, graduating in 1938. He began his creative activity in 1937, publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashkent
Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan. Before the influence of Islam in the mid-8th century AD, Sogdian people, Sogdian and Turkic people, Turkic culture was predominant. After Genghis Khan destroyed the city in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from its location on the Silk Road. From the 18th to the 19th centuries, the city became an Tashkent (1784), independent city-state, before being re-conquered by the Khanate of Kokand. In 1865, Tashkent fell to the Russian Empire; as a result, it became the capital of Russian Turkestan. In Soviet Union, Soviet times, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to Population transfer in the Soviet Union, forced deportations from throughout the Soviet Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharq Yulduzi
''Sharq Yulduzi'' ( uz-Latn-Cyrl, Sharq yulduzi, Шарқ юлдузи; literally, "Star of the East") is an Uzbek-language literary, artistic and social magazine. Founded in 1932, its frequency publication has varied from monthly to quarterly. The contents of the magazine mainly focus on Uzbek art and literature, and many prominent Uzbek writers, including Abdulla Qahhor, Maqsud Shayxzoda, Mirmuhsin, Musa Tashmukhamedov, Uyg‘un, Zulfiya, and Gʻafur Gʻulom have contributed to the magazine. ''Sharq Yulduzi'' is also known for serializing the first complete Uzbek translation of the Quran by Alouddin Mansur from March 1990 to February 1992, with issue 8/9 in 1992 solely featuring a complete translation of the Quran. History The magazine was founded by the Writer's Union of Uzbekistan and originally published under the title ''Oʻzbekiston Shoʻro Adabiyoti'' starting in 1932, then became ''Sovet Adabiyoti'' in January 1935 before being renamed to ''Oʻzbekiston Adabiyoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Solovyov (writer)
Leonid Vasilyevich Solovyov () (August 19, 1906 – April 9, 1962) was a Russian writer and playwright. Life and works Born in Tripoli, Syria (now Lebanon) where his father taught at the Russian consulate, he began writing as a newspaper correspondent (in Uzbek) for the ''Pravda Vostoka,'' published in Tashkent. His first stories and sketches of life in Central Asia and the Middle East appeared in that newspaper and led to several collections of short stories. His first book was ''Lenin in Eastern Folk Art'' (Moscow, 1930), which he described as "a volume of Central Asian post-revolutionary folklore." He is known for ''The Book of My Youth,'' and ''Tale of Hodja Nasreddin''. It is based on the tales of the Middle Eastern folk hero Nasreddin (much as the 19th Century Belgian Charles De Coster based his own " Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak" on the similar North European folk hero Till Eulenspiegel). During the Second World War, Solovyov served as a war correspondent and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Herzen
Alexander Ivanovich Herzen (; ) was a Russian writer and thinker known as the precursor of Russian socialism and one of the main precursors of agrarian populism (being an ideological ancestor of the Narodniki, Socialist-Revolutionaries, Trudoviks and the agrarian American Populist Party). With his writings, many composed while exiled in London, he attempted to influence the situation in Russia, contributing to a political climate that led to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. He published the important social novel '' Who is to Blame?'' (1845–46). His autobiography, '' My Past and Thoughts'' (written 1852–1870), is often considered one of the best examples of that genre in Russian literature. Life Herzen (or Gertsen) was an illegitimate son of a rich Russian landowner, Ivan Yakovlev, and Henriette Wilhelmina Luisa Haag from Stuttgart. Yakovlev gave his son the surname Herzen because he was a "child of his heart" (German ''Herz''). He was first cousin to Count Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( , ; rus, Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, , mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf, links=yes; – ) was a Russian Romanticism, Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism. His influence on Russian literature is felt in modern times, through his poetry, but also his prose, which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel. Lermontov was born on October 15, 1814 in Moscow into the Lermontov family and grew up in Tarkhany. Lermontov's father, Yuri Petrovich, was a military officer who married Maria Mikhaylovna Arsenyeva, a young heiress from an aristocratic family. Their marriage was unhappy, Maria's health deteriorated, and she died of tuberculosis in 1817. A family dispute ensued over Lermontov's custody, resulting in his grandmother, Elizaveta Arseny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Central Television
The Central Television of the USSR (; abbreviated CT USSR, SCTV ">/nowiki>/nowiki>) was the state television broadcaster of the Soviet Union. Like much of the Soviet media, CT USSR regularly promoted the agendas of the Communist Party. Initially, the service was operated, together with the national radio service, by the Ministry of Culture. Later it was operated by the Gosteleradio committee, under the Communications Ministry and the Information and Press Ministry, and later a Council of Ministers-controlled network of television and radio broadcasting. First decades Radio was the dominant medium in the former Soviet Union, however, in the 1930s preparations for television were in full swing. On 1 October 1934, the first television sets were made available to the public. The next year, the first television broadcasts began. The Soviet Union television service began full-time experimental test broadcasts on 1 March 1938. Regular public programming began on 9 March 1938 – w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scalpel
A scalpel or bistoury is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, podiatry and various handicrafts. A lancet is a double-edged scalpel. Scalpel blades are usually made of hardened and tempered steel, stainless steel, or high carbon steel; in addition, titanium, ceramic, diamond and even obsidian knives are not uncommon. For example, when performing surgery under MRI guidance, steel blades are unusable (the blades would be drawn to the magnets and would also cause image artifacts). Historically, the preferred material for surgical scalpels was silver. Scalpel blades are also offered by some manufacturers with a zirconium nitride–coated edge to improve sharpness and edge retention. Others manufacture blades that are polymer-coated to enhance lubricity during a cut. Scalpels may be single-use disposable or re-usable. Re-usable scalpels can have permanently attached blades that can be sharpened or, more commonly, removable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio In The Soviet Union
All-Union Radio () was the radio broadcasting organisation for the USSR under Gosteleradio, operated from 1924 until the dissolution of the USSR. The organization was based in Moscow. History Beginning Following the October Revolution control over radio resources was given to the People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs. Then, in 1924 it was transferred to a joint-stock company whose members were the Russian Telegraph Agency, a major electric factory, and the PCPT,10 but in 1928 was returned to the People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs. The first All-Union Radio station, was opened upon Lenin's initiative (for a "paperless newspaper" as the best means of public information) in November 1924. On November 23, 1924 the first regular broadcast was produced in Moscow on the Comintern radio station, using the Shukhov radio tower. In 1925, the Radio Commission of the Central Committee of the RCP(B) was organized for overall supervision of radio broadcasting. On 30 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kultura (newspaper)
''Kultura'' (; lit. ''Culture''), known as ''Sovetskaya Kultura'' () during the Soviet era, is a Russian newspaper, based in Moscow. The newspaper was previously published twice weekly but is currently a weekly newspaper. Today the newspaper circulates 29,200 copies a week, in all federal subjects of Russia.Official website.About the Newspaper History The newspaper's website states that the newspaper was founded on 6 November 1929, From 1931 the newspaper was published under the name "Soviet Art". Following its merger with "Literary Newspaper", it was published under the name "Literature and Art". In 1953 the newspaper was renamed "Soviet Culture" and became part of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR and the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Culture Workers. In 1973 it became the newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The newspaper was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in 1979. In 1991 the name changed from "Soviet Culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komsomolskaya Pravda
''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' (; ) is a daily Russian tabloid newspaper that was founded in 1925. Its name is in reference to the official Soviet newspaper '' Pravda'' (English: 'Truth'). History and profile During the Soviet era, ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' was an all-union newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Komsomol. Established in accordance with a decision of the 13th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (b), it first appeared on 24 May 1925 in an edition of 31,000 copies. ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' began as the official organ of the Komsomol, the youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). As such, it targeted the same 14 to 28 demographics as its parent organization, focusing initially on popular science and adventure articles while teaching the values of the CPSU. During this period, it was twice awarded the Order of Red Banner of Labour (in 1950 and 1957) and was also the recipient of the Order of Len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literaturnaya Gazeta
''Literaturnaya Gazeta'' (, ''Literary Gazette'') is a weekly cultural and political newspaper published in Russia and the Soviet Union. It was published for two periods in the 19th century, and was revived in 1929. Overview The current newspaper shares its title with a 19th century publication, and claims to be a continuation of the original publication. The first paper to bear the name of ''Literaturnaya Gazeta'' was founded by a literary group led by Anton Delvig and Alexander Pushkin, whose profile to this day adorns the paper's masthead.Историческая справка (in Russian) The first issue appeared on January 1, 1830. The paper appeared regularly until June 30, 1831, reappearing in 1840–1849. Pushkin himself published some of his most famous works in this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pravda
''Pravda'' ( rus, Правда, p=ˈpravdə, a=Ru-правда.ogg, 'Truth') is a Russian broadsheet newspaper, and was the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, when it was one of the most influential papers in the country with a newspaper circulation, circulation of 11 million. The newspaper began publication on 5 May 1912 in the Russian Empire but was already extant abroad in January 1911. It emerged as the leading government newspaper of the Soviet Union after the October Revolution. The newspaper was an organ of the Central Committee of the CPSU between 1912 and 1991. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, ''Pravda'' was sold by the then Russian president Boris Yeltsin to a Greek business family in 1992, and the paper came under the control of their private company Pravda International. In 1996, there was an internal dispute between the owners of Pravda International and some of the ''Pravda'' journalists that led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
