Abolqasem Lahouti
Abolqasem Lahouti | |
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Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |
Pen name | Abolqasem Lahouti |
Occupation | Poet, political |
Nationality | Iranian |
Period | Modernism |
Genre | Poem |
Literary movement | Socialist realism, Persian Modern Poem |
Spouse | Cecilia Banu |
Abolqāsem Lahūtī (
Biography
Born on 12 October 1887 in
He soon entered politics and even received a medal from Sattar Khan for his efforts.[2]
Initially, he went to clerical school, but then went to Bulgaria and wrote many poems on Islam. He then came back to Iran, and enlisted in the armed forces, and graduated as Captain in rank.[2]
After being convicted by a court in Qom and sentenced to death, he fled to Turkey, but soon returned and joined forces with Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani in Tabriz. His forces defeated Mahmud Khan Puladeen's troops, but were soon disbanded by freshly dispatched forces. He fled to Baku.[2]
While living in
In 1925, he went to
Lahuti is the author of the Tajik SSR anthem. Lahuti's other works include "Kovai Ohangar" ("Kaveh the Blacksmith", 1947), "Qasidai Kremel" ("Ode to the Kremlin", 1923), and "Toj va Bairaq" ("The Crown and the Flag", 1935). His collection of poetry, in six volumes, was published between 1960 and 1963. He died on March 16, 1957, in Moscow.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "LAHUTI, Abu'l-Qasem". Encyclopædia Iranica. 2009-04-20. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05.
- ^ ISBN 964-93406-5-3(Vol. 2).
- ISBN 9781400888177. Archived from the originalon 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ a b Iraj Bashiri, Prominent Tajik figures of the twentieth century, Dushanbe, 2002
External links
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- Abu’l-Qāsem Lāhuti, Encyclopædia Iranica
- Grassi, Evelin (2018). "Abū l-Qāsim Lāhutī". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.
- Kirasirova, Masha (2017). "My Enemy's Enemy: Consequences of the CIA Operation against Abulqasim Lahuti, 1953–54". Iranian Studies. 50 (3): 439–465. S2CID 151876817.