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Rasul Gamzatov

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Also known as Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov, Rasul Hamzatov

Avar poet (1923-2003)

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Rasul Gamzatov (1923–2003) was a male poet, writer, and opinion journalist who wrote in Avar and Russian. Born in Tsada, he was a citizen of the Soviet Union and Russia. His literary career began in 1932, and he was educated at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. Gamzatov was a member of the USSR Union of Writers and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, participating in the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His work was associated with the socialist realism movement, encompassing verse, narrative poetry, and long poems.

He received several state honors, including the Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, and Order of the October Revolution. Gamzatov’s notable works include *Munir ishq*, *Vosʹmistishii︠a︡ i nadpisi*, *Ne toropisʹ*, *Zelenyǐ polumesi︠a︡t︠s︡*, and *Mugḣrul va gḣatḣilʺabi*. He died in Moscow.

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Person · Open Library

Born
8 September 1923
Died
3 November 2003
Works
50

Top works

  • Munir ishq
  • Vosʹmistishii︠a︡ i nadpisi
  • Ne toropisʹ
  • Zelenyǐ polumesi︠a︡t︠s︡
  • Mugḣrul va gḣatḣilʺabi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1923
Active to
2003

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
6

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russia
Place of birth
Tsada
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
lyricist
Languages spoken
Avar
Native language
Avar
Religion
Islam
Image
Gamzatov 1989 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1923-00-00
date of death
2009-00-00
Commons category
Rasul Gamzatov
name in native language
ХIамзатил Расул
writing language
Russian
start of work period
1932-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov (Avar: ХӀамзатазул Расул ХӀамзатил вас, romanized: Ħamzatazul Rasul Ħamzatil vas, IPA: [ħamzatil rasul]; Russian: Расу́л Гамза́тович Гамза́тов, IPA: [rɐˈsul ɡɐmˈzatəvʲɪtɕ ɡɐmˈzatəf] ; 8 September 1923 – 3 November 2003) was a Soviet and Russian poet who wrote in Avar. Among his poems was Zhuravli, which became a well-known Soviet song.

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