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Mustai Karim

Mustai Karim (Bashkir: Мостай Кәрим; born Mustafa Safich Karimov, Bashkir: 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 USSR State Prize (1972).

Mustai Karim
Karim in 2004
Karim in 2004
BornMustafa Safich Karimov
(1919-10-20)20 October 1919[1]
Klyashevo village, Safarovskaya parish, Ufa county, Ufa Governorate, Russian SFSR[1]
Died21 September 2005(2005-09-21) (aged 85)[1]
Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia[1]
OccupationPoet, novelist, playwright
CitizenshipSoviet, Russian
Alma materBashkir State University
Website
mustaykarim.narod.ru

Biography

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Karim was born on 20 October 1919 and in the village of Klyashevo (now in Chishminsky District, Bashkortostan) in an ethnic Bashkir peasant family.[2] In 1941, he graduated from Bashkir State University, Faculty of Language and Literature. After graduation, he joined the Red Army and was sent to Novocherkassk Higher Military Command School of Communications. 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 CPSU in 1944. Throughout the Great Patriotic War 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.[3][4]

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. He was a member of the Writers' Union from 1940.

His prolific literary work, Karim, was complemented by his involvement in various social activities. From 1955 to 1980, he was elected as a delegate to the congress of the CPSU. He served as a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR during the 4th to 11th convocations. Karim held positions such as Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR. He also served as a deputy of the BASSR Supreme Soviet for many years. He held the esteemed position of Chairman of the Bashkir Peace Committee and was a member of the Committee on Lenin and State Prizes of the USSR Council of Ministers. Karim's contributions extended to being a 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. He was buried at the Mohammedan Cemetery in Ufa.

Most famous works

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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

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  • Long, Long Childhood (2004)[5]
  • My Little Sister (2019)[6]
  • Taganok Squad (2019)[7]

Awards

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Literature on Mustai Karim

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  • Bikbaev R. Voice of the People [Text] / R. Bikbaev // Belskie Prostory. — 1999. — No. 10. — pp. 3–9.
  • Bikbaev R. Mustai Karim’s School [Text] / R. Bikbaev // Belskie Prostory. — 2002. — No. 12. — pp. 108–112.
  • Bikbaev R. The Era of Mustai Karim [Text] / R. Bikbaev // Bashkortostan. — 2009. — Oct 21. — p. 3.
  • Bikbaev R. On the Road, Thoughts in Songs [Text] / R. Bikbaev // Belskie Prostory. — 2009. — No. 10. — pp. 124–126.
  • Bobrov A. Golden Birch Leaf. Bashkir Notes [Text] / A. Bobrov // Sovetskaya Rossiya. — 2009. — No. 110, Oct. 8. — pp. 4–5.
  • Bolgarova Yu. He Didn’t Teach About Life, He Spoke About It: On the 90th Anniversary of Mustai Karim’s Birth [Text] / Yu. Bolgarova // Vechernyaya Ufa. — 2009. — No. 200, Oct. 16. — p. 2.
  • Valeev I. I. Mustai Karim’s Pedagogy [Text] / I. I. Valeev; 2nd ed., rev. and add.; foreword by Bikbaev R.. — Ufa: Kitap, 2003. — 224 p.
  • Valeev I. I. Mustai Karim: Warrior, Poet, Citizen. — Moscow: Heroes of the Fatherland, 2004. — 584 p.
  • Valeev I. I. The Poet’s Bridges [Text] / I. Valeev // Istoki. — 2008. — No. 41. — p. 5 (conclusion).
  • Valeev I. Great Friendship: Mustai Karim and Alexander Filippov: On the 90th Anniversary of the Classic Writer [Text] / I. Valeev // Istoki. — 2009. — No. 41, Oct. 14. — p. 8.
  • Valeev I. Mustai Karim on Family Pedagogy [Text] / I. Valeev // Istoki. — 2008. — No. 36. — p. 12.
  • Valeev I. Mustai Karim and Rasul Gamzatov [Text] / I. Valeev // Istoki. — 2009. — June 17. — p. 4: ill.
  • Valeev I., Valeeva S. Bibliographic Index of Some Scientific, Publicist Works, and Literary Creations about the Life and Work of Mustai Karim (For the Poet’s 100th Anniversary). — Ufa: Dialog, 2019. — 116 p.
  • Dokuchaeva A. Birds from Mustai’s Heart [Text] / A. Dokuchaeva // Respublika Bashkortostan. — 2008. — Oct. 22. — p. 1.
  • Dokuchaeva A. “Inspiration Doesn’t Come Without Work” [Text] / A. Dokuchaeva // Respublika Bashkortostan. — 2009. — April 28. — p. 3: ill.
  • Ziganshin K. The Sage from Klyashevo [Text] / K. Ziganshin // Belskie Prostory. — 2006. — No. 10. — pp. 166–170.
  • Kilmukhametova A. Mustai Karim’s Wartime Poetry Helps in Tough Times [Text] / A. Kilmukhametova // Respublika Bashkortostan. — 2009. — Feb. 13. — p. 4.
  • Merzabekov M. Meetings with Mustai Karim [Text] / M. Merzabekov // Belskie Prostory. — 2006. — No. 10. — pp. 150–165.
  • Nikolenko I. He Warms the Earth [Text] / I. Nikolenko // Belskie Prostory. — 2006. — No. 10. — pp. 171–175.
  • Novakovich A. In His Songs—Our Thoughts Too [Text] / A. Novakovich // Istoki. — 2009. — No. 21. — p. 5: ill.
  • Salimova L. The Master’s Voice Resonates Through the Years… [Text] / L. Salimova // Molodezhnaya Gazeta. — 2008. — No. 41. — p. 5.

Memorials

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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.[11] At the building where he lived, a memorial plaque was placed in honor of Karim.[12] 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.[13][14]

There was also a Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by Aeroflot named after Karim. However, the plane crashed on May 5, 2019, as Flight 1492.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mustai Karim Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Great Russian Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Наградной лист к ордену Отечественной войны 2ой степени: старшего лейтенанта Каримова Мустафы Сафича, 25 мая 1945 года Архив ЦАМО фонд 33 опись 690306 единица хранения 1709. podvignaroda.ru
  3. ^ "Мустай КАРИМ: "Мы с вами из одного аула…"". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. ^ Karim, Mustai (2003). "Мустай Карим. Мгновения жизни. Главы из книги". Дружба народов. 11.
  5. ^ "Dolgoye, dolgoye detstvo". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Sestrenka (2019) - IMDb". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Фильм "Отряд Таганок" стал еще одним подарком к 100-летию Мустая Карима". 18 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h Mustai Karim Archived 17 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Bashkir Encyclopedia
  9. ^ a b "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета О присвоении звания Героя Социалистического Труда писателю Кустаю Кариму (Каримову М. С.)" (PDF). Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta SSSR (in Russian). No. 43. 24 October 1979. p. 21.
  10. ^ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении писателей орденами СССР" (PDF). Sovetskaya kultura (in Russian). No. 139. 20 November 1984. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Башкирская Гимназия № 158 имени Мустая Карима". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  12. ^ Photo. img-fotki.yandex.ru
  13. ^ "Грандиозный бронзовый монумент Мустаю Кариму будет установлен в Уфе | Башкирское спутниковое телевидение". tv-rb.ru. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  14. ^ В Уфе установят памятник поэту Мустаю Кариму. regnum.ru. 12 August 2013
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