Mustai Karim ( ba, Мостай Кәрим; born Mustafa Safich Karimov, ba, Мостафа Сафа улы Кәримов; 20 October 1919 – 21 September 2005), was a Bashkir Soviet poet, writer and playwright. He was named People's Poet of the Bashkir ASSR (1963), Hero of Socialist Labour (1979), and winner of the Lenin Prize (1984) and the

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(1972).

Biography

Karim was born on 20 October 1919 and in the village of Klyashevo (now in

Chishminsky District Chishminsky District (russian: Чишми́нский райо́н; ba, Шишмә районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four i ...

Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

) in an ethnic Bashkir peasant family. In 1941, he graduated from

Bashkir State University , ba, Башҡорт дәүләт университеты , other_name = BashSU , former_name = Ufa Teacher Institute (1909–1919) People's Education Institute (1919–1923) Practic Institute (1923–1929) Temiryazev Bashkir Pedag ...

, Faculty of Language and Literature. After graduation, he joined the Red Army and was sent to

Novocherkassk Higher Military Command School of Communications Novocherkassk (russian: Новочерка́сск, lit. ''New Cherkassk'') is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don River. Novocherkassk is best known a ...

. In May 1942, with the rank of second lieutenant sent to the 17th Motor Rifle Brigade Chief of Communications artdiviziona. In August 1942, Karim spent about six months in hospitals recuperating from severe wounds. After recovery, he returned to the forefront as a correspondent for the front-line newspapers. He became a Member of the

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in 1944. Throughout the

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Karim was at the front, and he was a correspondent for the front-line newspapers ''For the honor of the motherland'' (Ватан намусы өчен), ''Soviet Soldier'' (Sovet sugyshchysy) in

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

. Karim began writing in the mid-1930s. In 1938 his first book of poems, "The detachment moved", was published. The second, "Voices of Spring", was published in 1941. After that, he published more than 100 poems and prose collections, and more than 10 dramatic works. From 1951 to 1962, Karim was the chairman of the joint BASSR. From 1962 to 1984 he served as secretary 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 ...

. He was a member of the Writers' Union from 1940. His fruitful literary work Karim combined with multiple social activities: he was elected a delegate to the congress of the CPSU from 1955 to 1980, he was a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR 4–11 convocations, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet deputy BASSR many years he was chairman of the Bashkir Peace Committee, a member of the Committee on Lenin and State Prizes of the USSR Council of Ministers, member of the Presidential Council of the Republic of Bashkortostan. He died after suffering a heart attack on 21 September 2005 at the Republican Cardiological Clinic in

Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...

. He was buried at the Mohammedan Cemetery in Ufa.

Most famous works

Collections of poetry and poems, "Black Water", "Return", "Europe-Asia", "time plays", "Country Ajgul", "The Kidnapping of Girl," "On the night of the lunar eclipse", "Salavat. Seven dreams through reality", " Do not leave the fire, Prometheus! "Novel" The Joy of our house, "" trivet "," Pardon, "Long, Long Childhood ". Works by Mustai Karim have been translated into dozens of languages of Russia and the world (Kyrgyz, Slovenian, Estonian etc).

Film adaptations

* Long, Long Childhood (2004) * My Little Sister (2019) * Taganok Squad (2019)

Awards

* Hero of Socialist Labour (1979) *

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by ...

2nd degree (9 November 2004) – for outstanding contribution to the development of Russian literature and many years of creative activity *Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd degree (28 April 1995) – for services to the state, the progress made in labour, science, culture, art, and a great contribution to the strengthening of friendship and cooperation between the peoples *Two

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration ...

(1967, 1979) *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisa ...

, 1st degree (1985)Mustai Karim
. Bashkir Encyclopedia *Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree (1945) *Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1955, 1962) *

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units ...

(1984) *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

(1944) *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

(1949) *Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1982) *People's Poet of the Bashkir ASSR (1963) *Honorary Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Bashkortostan (1992) * Lenin Prize (1984) – for the tragedy, "Do not leave the fire, Prometheus," and for the novel "The Long, Long Childhood" *

(1972) – for the collection of poems "vosled Years" (1971) *RSFSR State Prize of Stanislavsky (1967) – for the play "The Night of the Lunar Eclipse", staged at the Bashkir ADT *Republican Prize Salavat Yulaev (1967) – for the 1st volume of "Selected Works" *International Prize MASholokhov in Literature and Art (1999) *Honorary Diploma,

Hans Christian Andersen Award The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". The ...

(1978) – for the book "Waiting for news"

Memorials

Karim's name was given to the National Youth Theatre of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Ufa) and a street in Ufa. High school number 158 was also named after Karim. At the building where he lived, a memorial plaque was placed in honor of Karim. In Moscow, casting was completed of a monument to Karim in bronze. It will be located in Ufa, in front of the House of Trade Unions. It is not just a monument, but also include a story featuring characters from the works of the writer. The height of the monument is 6 meters in length. Part of the monument will be cast separately, and it will be assembled and welded in Ufa.В Уфе установят памятник поэту Мустаю Кариму
regnum.ru. 12 August 2013 There was also a Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by Aeroflot named after Karim. However, the plane crashed on May 5, 2019 as Flight 1492.

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