Hamid Olimjon

Hamid Olimjon (sometimes spelled Hamid Alimjan in English;

Hamid Olimjon was married to the renowned Uzbek poet Zulfiya. He died in a car accident on 3 July 1944, in Tashkent. He was 34 years old at the time of his death.

Life

Hamid Olimjon was born on 12 December 1909 in Jizzakh.^[3] Hamid Olimjon's father died when he was only four years old. From 1918 until 1923, he studied at Narimonov Elementary School in Jizzakh.

Hamid Olimjon studied at the Samarkand Pedagogical University from 1923 until 1928. From 1928 until 1931, he studied at the Uzbek Pedagogical Academy.^[4] Hamid Olimjon became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1942.^[4]

In 1935, Hamid Olimjon married the renowned Uzbek poet Zulfiya. He died in a car accident on 3 July 1944, in Tashkent.^[3] He was 34 years old at the time of his death.

Work

Hamid Olimjon started to write poetry during his student years. In 1926, he published his works in the Zarafshon newspaper. In 1927, he became an editor of that newspaper.

Hamid Olimjon's first collection of poems, Koʻklam (The Spring), was published in 1929.^[2] He also published many other collections of poetry, including Tong shabadasi (Morning Breeze) (1930), Olov sochlar (Fiery Hair) (1931), Oʻlim yovga (Death to the Enemy) (1932), Poyga (The Race) (1932), Daryo kechasi (The River's Night) (1936), Chirchiq sohillarida (On the Banks of Chirchiq) (1937), Sheʼrlar (Poems) (1937), Oʻlka (Country) (1939), Baxt (Happiness) (1940), Qoʻlingga qurol ol! (Take up a Weapon!) (1942), Ona va oʻgʻil (Mother and Son) (1942), and Ishonch (Trust) (1943). In 1928, he wrote two collections of short stories, namely Tong shabadasi (Morning Breeze) and Haqiqat izlab (Seeking Truth).

Hamid Olimjon also wrote many

Hamid Olimjon translated many works into the Uzbek language. He translated Pushkin's " Kavkaz asiri " and " Suv parisi," Mikhail Lermontov's story "Bela" from his narrative " Zamonamiz qahramoni," Gorky's " Chelkash " stories, N. Ostrovsky's novel " Poʻlat qanday toblandi," A. Korneychuk's play " Platon Krechet Platon Krechet," and also some poems by poets like Byron, Pushkin, Shevchenko, P. Tichina, M. Bezimenskiy, M. Svetlov, K. Simonov, and V. Inber.[5]^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Family

Family: Zulfiya Isroilova (1915–1996) was a poet, journalist, translator, and public figure. She was named the People's Poet of Uzbekistan in 1965 and received the title of Hero of Socialist Labor in 1984.^[11][12]

Daughter: Hulkar^[10]

Brother: Sarvar Azimov (1923–1994) was a Soviet and Uzbek writer, a state figure, and a diplomat.^[13][14][15]

Heritage and legacy

Hamid Olimjon passed away at the age of 35 as a result of a car accident. One of the Tashkent Metro stations, the Literary House of the Writers' Union, and the Regional Theater in Samarkand were named after Hamid Olimjon. In the city of Tashkent, a square was dedicated to him with the name of the poet (in 1990), and a neighborhood in the vicinity of this area was also named in honor of the poet.^{[7][8][16][9][10]}

Published works

Collection of perfect works (5 volumes). Tashkent, "Fan" 1975-1984 years.

References

Bibliography

• Allworth, Edward (1964), Uzbek Literary Politics, The Hague: Mouton & Co.
• Azimov, A. (1955), Hamid Olimjon, Tashkent{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).
• Azimov, A. (1966), Hamid Olimjon adabiyoti, Tashkent{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).

External links

• Hamid Olimjon's works (in Uzbek)