Abuzar Aydamirov

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Abuzar Aydamirov
Born	Abuzar Abdulkhakimovich Aydamirov (1933-10-29)October 29, 1933 Meskety, Soviet Union
Died	May 27, 2005(2005-05-27) (aged 75) Meskety, Russia
Occupation	Poet, novelist
Language	Russian and Chechen
Notable awards	Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples

Abuzar Abdulkhakimovich Aydamirov (Russian: Абузар Абдулхакимович Айдамиров; 29 October 1933 – 27 May 2005) was a Soviet and Chechen novelist and poet, author of a historical trilogy dedicated to the Caucasian Wars (Long Nights; Lightning in the Mountains; The Tempest) and of the Anthem of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Biography

Aydamirov was born on 29 October 1933 in the village

The first story of Abuzar Aydamirov was published in 1957.[2] As one of the oldest teachers and mentors in Chechnya, he devoted more than half a century to the education and training of the younger generation in the Chechen language.^[3] In 1963, A. Aydamirov graduated from the correspondence department of the Faculty of History and Philology of ChIGPI. In 1967-1969, he passed the Higher Literary Courses at the Literary Institute. M. Gorky. He was awarded the honorary badges "Excellence in Education of the RSFSR" (1997), "Excellence in Education in the USSR" (1985), and in 2002 he was awarded the title "People's Teacher of the Chechen Republic". In addition, he is a People's Writer of Chechen-Ingushetia (1977), Honorary Professor of the Chechen State University (1993), Honorary Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic (1993). In 1976 he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. For thirty years he was a permanent deputy of the Nozhay-Yurt district council, and in 1989-1991 he was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. In 2004, he was elected as the chairman of the Writers' Union of the Chechen Republic.^[4]

The 60s became fruitful for Abuzar. One after another his books are published: "Mother's Heart", "In the Native Mountains", "Light in the Mountains", "The Exploits of Genarsolta", "In the Hive", and "In the Name of Freedom". His poems and stories became known to a wide range of readers.^[4] Abuzar is credited by many as having reinvigorated interest in Chechen language novels with such novels as his trilogy books on the Caucasian War "Long Nights", "Lightning in the Mountains" and "The Tempest" which have been translated into Arabic, Turkish, French and other European languages. The first book of the trilogy "Long Nights" sold over 5000 copies in just 2 months ^[5] No other novel in the Chechen language sold this many copies and hundreds of people have specifically learned to read Chechen in order to read this novel.^[4] The novel "Long Nights", was in Abuzar's desk for ten years because he refused to make small changes in accordance with the instructions of the officials of the regional committee of the CPSU. But all the same, the novel was released, it was published in 1972 and for a long time was under an unspoken ban. It was translated into Russian only in 1996, and in 1998 it was published in Arabic.^[6]

The trilogy and his other two novels describe the history of Chechnya during the Caucasian War in the 19th century until the

Abuzar died in 2005 after a long battle with an illness.[1]

Legacy

• In 2006 the A. Aydamirov Literary-Memorial Museum was opened in Meskety.^[8]
• A Biography of Abuzar Aydamirov's life was released in 2007 by his daughter Mashar Aydamirova.^[9]
• In 2008, B. Khmelnitsky Street in Grozny was renamed into A. A. Aydamirov Street.^[10]
• On October 30, 2013, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the birth of A. A. Aidamirov, the National Library of the Chechen Republic was renamed after him.^[11]
• In November 2018, a bust of Abuzar Aydamirov was installed on the Writers' Alley of the cultural and historical complex "Courtyard of the Cyrillic alphabet" in Bulgaria.^[12]

Awards and Titles

• Order of the Red Banner of Labor
  (06/17/1981);
• Order of Friendship of Peoples (15.08.1991);^[13]
• People's Writer of Checheno-Ingushetia (1977);
• "Excellence in Education of the USSR" (1985);
• Honorary Professor of the Chechen State University (1993);
• Honorary Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic (1993);
• "Excellence in Education of the RSFSR" (1997);
• "People's Teacher of the Chechen Republic";

References

External links

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• На смерть народного писателя (in Russian)
• "Абузар Айдамиров". checheninfo.ru. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
• Нунуев С.-Х. М. (2012-11-14). "Абузар Айдамиров. Духовный лидер эпохи". nohchalla.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.